Sound
Definition of sound:
part of speech: adjective
Whole; as, safe and sound; entire; unbroken; as, a sound slumber; healthy; not decayed; as, a sound tooth; founded on truth or right; as, sound doctrine; morally good or honorable; firm; safe; strong; legal; valid; as, a sound title.
part of speech: noun
A narrow passage of water: a strait.
part of speech: verb
To cause to make a noise: to utter audibly: to direct by a sound or audible signal: to publish audibly.
part of speech: verb
To make a noise or sound; be spread or published audibly; to give a certain impression, when heard; as, her voice sounds sad.
part of speech: noun
Soundness, sounder.
part of speech: adjective
Safe, whole, entire: perfect: healthy, strong: profound: correct: orthodox: weighty.
part of speech: verb
To make a noise: to utter a voice: to spread.
part of speech: verb
To measure the depth of, esp. with a line and plummet: to probe: to try to discover a man's secret wishes, etc.: to test: to introduce an instrument into the bladder to examine it.
part of speech: verb
To cause to make a noise; utter aloud.
part of speech: verb
To measure the depth of; cause to make a noise; order or announce by sound; as, to sound an alarm; examine or try; as, to sound one's opinions; probe.
part of speech: adjective
Whole; healthy; perfect; uncorrupted; correct.
part of speech: noun
A narrow passage of water; strait; air- bladder of a fish.
part of speech: noun
SOUNDNESS.
part of speech: verb
To use the line and lead in ascertaining the depth of water.
part of speech: verb
To measure the depth of water.
part of speech: verb
To measure the depth of, as water; to probe; test.
part of speech: adverb
Soundly.
part of speech: noun
The impression produced on the ear by the vibrations of air: noise: report: empty or meaningless noise.
part of speech: verb
part of speech: noun
An instrument to discover stone in the bladder.
part of speech: noun
The air or swimming bladder of a fish.
part of speech: noun
The impression made on the ear by the vibrations of the air; noise; a straight, fairly wide passage of water; the air bladder of a fish.
part of speech: noun
Usage examples for sound:
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This was the first that Jim heard, the sound of the squire's shot not having reached him.
"Treasure Island", Robert Louis Stevenson. -
I will carry her safe and sound to the door of a church.
"French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France", Marie de France. -
Was the sound that I had heard really the sound of a sigh?
"The Two Destinies", Wilkie Collins. -
" I left him sound and well, just now," said Wilfrid.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.