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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause “the sound of rain on the roof” ,
“the beautiful sound of music”
(n) sound mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium “falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them”
(n) sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event “the sound awakened them”
(n) audio , sound the audible part of a transmitted signal “they always raise the audio for commercials”
(n) phone , speech sound , sound (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
(n) strait , sound a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
(n) sound a large ocean inlet or deep bay “the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast”
Verbs (v) sound appear in a certain way “This sounds interesting”
(v) sound , go make a certain noise or sound “She went `Mmmmm'” ,
“The gun went `bang'”
(v) sound give off a certain sound or sounds “This record sounds scratchy”
(v) sound announce by means of a sound “sound the alarm”
(v) sound cause to sound “sound the bell” ,
“sound a certain note”
(v) fathom , sound measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Adjectives (a) sound financially secure and safe “sound investments” ,
“a sound economy”
(a) sound in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay “a sound timber” ,
“the wall is sound” ,
“a sound foundation”
(s) healthy , intelligent , levelheaded , level-headed , sound 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”
(s) good , sound in excellent physical condition “good teeth” ,
“I still have one good leg” ,
“a sound mind in a sound body”
(s) sound vigorous or severe “a sound thrashing”
(s) sound free from moral defect “a man of sound character”
(s) heavy , profound , sound , wakeless (of sleep) deep and complete “a heavy sleep” ,
“fell into a profound sleep” ,
“a sound sleeper” ,
“deep wakeless sleep”
(s) sound complete; thorough “politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues” ,
“he has a sound understanding of the law”