Meaning of 'sound'

adjective

thorough

Example: "a sound thrashing"

Synonyms: good

adjective

(of sleep) deep and complete

Synonyms: heavy

adjective

in excellent physical condition

Synonyms: good

adjective

exercising or showing good judgment

Synonyms: healthy intelligent levelheaded level-headed

adjective

free from moral defect

Example: "The student had a sound character."

adjective

financially secure and safe

Example: "sound investments"

adjective

in good condition

adjective

having legal efficacy or force

Example: "a sound title to the property"

Synonyms: effectual legal

adjective

logically valid

Example: "a sound argument"

Synonyms: reasoned well-grounded

noun

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

Example: "the sound of rain on the roof"

noun

the subjective sensation of hearing something

Example: "We strained to hear the faint sound of the owl's flapping wings."

noun

the audible part of a transmitted signal

Synonyms: audio

noun

(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Synonyms: phone speech sound

noun

the sudden occurrence of an audible event

Example: "the sound awakened them"

noun

a large ocean inlet or deep bay

Example: "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

noun

a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

Synonyms: strait

noun

mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

Example: "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

verb

measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

Synonyms: fathom

verb

utter with vibrating vocal chords

Synonyms: voice

verb

appear in a certain way

Example: "This sounds interesting"

verb

give off a certain sound or sounds

Example: "This record sounds scratchy"

verb

make a certain noise or sound

Synonyms: go

verb

cause to sound

Example: "sound the bell"

verb

announce by means of a sound

Example: "sound the alarm"