Meaning of 'sound' (Webster Dictionary)
- Soundly.
- The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed
article of food.
- A cuttlefish.
- A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland
and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea
or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german
Ocean; Long Island Sound.
- Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by
which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the
bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.
- The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration
of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of
the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or
vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact;
the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse
or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other
means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human
voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill
sound.
- The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would
occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the
theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise
on sound.
- Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing
else.
- Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or
decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound
tooth; a sound ship.
- Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; --
said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound
understanding.
- Firm; strong; safe.
- Free from error; correct; right; honest; true;
faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound
thinker.
- Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to
be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or
reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles.
- heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.
- Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a
sound title to land.
- To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or
other device.
- To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of
the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible
effect.
- To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to
convey intelligence by sound.
- To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a
certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof
sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention.
- To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to
ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.
- Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts,
motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to
probe.
- To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to
examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion;
as, to sound a patient.
- To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a
trumpet or a horn.
- To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the
voice, or on an instrument.
- To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or
sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a
retreat; to sound a parley.
- To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported;
to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man
or a great exploit.
- To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the
same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of
timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient.
- To signify; to import; to denote.
Meaning of 'sound' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
Example in sentence:- falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them
Meaning (2):
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
Example in sentence:- he strained to hear the faint sounds
Meaning (3):
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
Example in sentence:- the beautiful sound of music;
- the sound of rain on the roof
Meaning (4):
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
Example in sentence:- the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast
Meaning (5):
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
Meaning (6):
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
Example in sentence:- they always raise the audio for commercials
Meaning (7):
- make a certain noise or sound
Example in sentence:- She went `Mmmmm';
- The gun went `bang'
Meaning (8):
- cause to sound
Example in sentence:- sound a certain note;
- sound the bell
Meaning (9):
- announce by means of a sound
Meaning (10):
- give off a certain sound or sounds
Example in sentence:- This record sounds scratchy
Meaning (11):
- appear in a certain way
Meaning (12):
- financially secure and safe
Example in sentence:- a sound economy;
- sound investments
Meaning (13):
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
Example in sentence:- a sound foundation;
- a sound timber;
- the wall is sound
Meaning (14):
- exercising or showing good judgment
Example in sentence:- a healthy fear of rattlesnakes;
- a sound approach to the problem;
- an intelligent solution;
- healthy relations between labor and management;
- healthy scepticism;
- no sound explanation for his decision;
- sound advice;
- the healthy attitude of French laws
Meaning (15):
- (of sleep) deep and complete
Example in sentence:- a heavy sleep;
- a sound sleeper;
- deep wakeless sleep;
- fell into a profound sleep
Meaning (16):
- free from moral defect
Meaning (17):
- logically valid
Meaning (18):
- in excellent physical condition
Example in sentence:- a sound mind in a sound body;
- good teeth;
- I still have one good leg
Meaning (19):
- vigorous or severe
Meaning (20):
- having legal efficacy or force
Example in sentence:- a sound title to the property
Meaning (21):
- complete; thorough
Example in sentence:- he has a sound understanding of the law;
- politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues
Definition
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