financially secure and safe; sound investments; a sound economy'
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; a sound timber; the wall is sound; a sound foundation'
sound (adj.)
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; the sound of rain on the roof; the beautiful sound of music'
the subjective sensation of hearing something; he strained to hear the faint sounds
[ Syn: auditory sensation ]
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them'
the sudden occurrence of an audible event; the sound awakened them'
the audible part of a transmitted signal; they always raise the audio for commercials
[ Syn: audio ]
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
[ Syn: phone , speech sound ]
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
[ Syn: strait ]
a large ocean inlet or deep bay; the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast'
sound (n.)
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
[ Syn: healthy , intelligent , levelheaded , level-headed ]
in excellent physical condition; good teeth; I still have one good leg; a sound mind in a sound body
[ Syn: good ]
logically valid; a sound argument
[ Syn: reasoned , well-grounded ]
having legal efficacy or force; a sound title to the property
free from moral defect; a man of sound character'
(of sleep) deep and complete; a heavy sleep; fell into a profound sleep; a sound sleeper; deep wakeless sleep
thorough; a sound thrashing'
sound (adj.)
appear in a certain way; This sounds interesting'
make a certain noise or sound; She went `Mmmmm; The gun went `bang
[ Syn: go ]
give off a certain sound or sounds; This record sounds scratchy'
announce by means of a sound; sound the alarm'
utter with vibrating vocal chords
cause to sound; sound the bell; sound a certain note'
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
[ Syn: fathom ]