sound /sæʊnd/
1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
synset: sound
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
synset: sound, auditory_sensation
3. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
synset: sound
4. the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
synset: sound
5. the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
synset: phone, speech_sound, sound
7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
8. a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
synset: sound
1. appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
synset: sound
2. make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
3. give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
synset: sound
4. announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
synset: sound
5. utter with vibrating vocal chords
synset: voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
6. cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
synset: sound
7. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
1. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
synset: sound
2. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
synset: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound
3. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
synset: sound
4. in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
5. logically valid; "a sound argument"
synset: reasoned, sound, well-grounded
6. having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"
synset: legal, sound, effectual
7. vigorous or severe; "a sound thrashing"
synset: sound
8. free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
synset: sound
9. (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
synset: heavy, profound, sound, wakeless
10. complete; thorough; "politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues"; "he has a sound understanding of the law"
synset: sound
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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