sound (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 25 senses of the word *sound*:
NOUN	attribute	sound	the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
cognition	sound, auditory sensation	the subjective sensation of hearing something
phenomenon	sound	mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
event	sound	the sudden occurrence of an audible event
communication	sound, audio	the audible part of a transmitted signal
communication	sound, phone, speech sound	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
object	sound, strait	a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water
object	sound	a large ocean inlet or deep bay
VERB	perception	sound	appear in a certain way
perception	sound, go	make a certain noise or sound
perception	sound	give ... / give off a certain sound or sounds
perception	sound	announce by means of a sound
communication	sound, voice, vocalize, vocalise	utter with vibrating vocal chords
perception	sound	cause to sound
change	sound, fathom	measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
ADJECTIVE	all	sound	financially secure and safe
all	sound, healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed	exercising or showing good judgment
all	sound	in good condition
all	sound, good	in excellent physical condition
all	sound, reasoned, well-grounded	logically valid
all	sound, legal, effectual	having legal efficacy or force
all	sound	vigorous or severe
all	sound	free from moral defect
all	sound, heavy, profound, wakeless	(of sleep) deep and complete
all	sound	thorough

sound pronunciation
Sounds	saw'nd
Rhymes	abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd...

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 1
Meaning	financially secure and safe.
Examples	"sound investments" "a sound economy"
Narrower	dependable, good, safe, secure	financially sound
	healthy	financially secure and functioning well
	solid	financially sound
	stable	Firm and dependable
See also	fit	physically and mentally sound or healthy
	healthy	Having or indicating good health in body or mind
	unbroken	not broken
	undamaged	not harmed or spoiled
	uninjured	not injured / injured physically or mentally
	wholesome	conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
Opposite	unsound	not sound financially
Nouns	soundness	a state or condition free from damage or decay

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 2
Meaning	Exercising or showing good judgment.
Examples	"a sound approach to the problem" "sound advice" "no sound explanation for his decision"
Synonyms	healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed
Broader	reasonable, sensible	showing reason or sound judgment
Spanish	acertado, inteligente, razonable, sensato
Catalan	encertat, intel·ligent, raonable, sensat

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 3
Meaning	In good condition; free from defect / defect or damage or decay.
Examples	"a sound timber" "the wall is sound" "a sound foundation"
Narrower	solid, strong, substantial	Of good quality and condition
Opposite	unsound	not in good condition
Nouns	soundness	a state or condition free from damage or decay

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 4
Meaning	In excellent physical condition.
Example	"a sound mind in a sound body"
Synonym	good
Broader	healthy	Having or indicating good health in body or mind
Spanish	bien, bueno, sano
Catalan	bé, bo, sa
Nouns	soundness	the muscle tone of healthy tissue

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 5
Meaning	logically valid.
Example	"a sound argument"
Synonyms	reasoned, well-grounded
Broader	valid	Well grounded in logic / logic or truth or having legal force
Spanish	razonado
Catalan	raonat
Nouns	soundness	the quality of being prudent and sensible

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 6
Meaning	Having legal efficacy or force.
Example	"a sound title to the property"
Synonyms	legal, effectual
Broader	valid	Well grounded in logic / logic or truth or having legal force
Spanish	legal

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 7
Meaning	Vigorous or severe.
Example	"a sound thrashing"
Broader	strong	Having strength or power greater than average or expected

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 8
Meaning	Free from moral defect.
Example	"a man of sound character"
Broader	righteous	Characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
Nouns	soundness	the quality of being prudent and sensible

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 9
Meaning	(of sleep) deep and complete.
Example	"a sound sleeper"
Synonyms	heavy, profound, wakeless
Broader	deep	relatively deep or strong
Spanish	profundo
Adverbs	soundly	deeply or completely

Englishsound: 25 senses adjective 10
Meaning	Thorough.
Example	"a sound thrashing"
Broader	complete	Having every necessary or normal part or component or step
Adverbs	soundly	completely and absolutely ('good' is sometimes used informally for 'thoroughly')

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause.
Examples	"the sound of rain on the roof" "the beautiful sound of music"
Narrower	noisiness, racketiness	The auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise
	ring	A characteristic sound
	unison	(music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
	voice	The distinctive quality or pitch or condition / condition of a person's speech
Broader	sound property	An attribute of sound
Opposite	silence, quiet	The absence of sound
Spanish	sonido, son
Catalan	so
Verbs	sound	make a certain noise or sound
	sound	cause to sound
	sound	announce by means of a sound
	sound	give ... / give off a certain sound or sounds

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 2, cognition
Meaning	The subjective sensation of hearing something.
Example	"he strained to hear the faint sounds"
Synonym	auditory sensation
Narrower	dub	The new sounds added by dubbing
	music, euphony	Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
	music	(music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
	noise, dissonance, racket	The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality
	tone, pure tone	A steady sound without overtones
Broader	sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum	An unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
Spanish	sensación auditiva, sentido del oído, sonido
Catalan	sensació auditiva, so
Verbs	sound	cause to sound
	sound	announce by means of a sound
	sound	give ... / give off a certain sound or sounds

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 3, phenomenon
Meaning	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"
Narrower	ultrasound	Very high frequency sound
Broader	mechanical phenomenon	A physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion / motion of objects
Spanish	sonido
Verbs	sound	make a certain noise or sound
	sound	cause to sound
	sound	announce by means of a sound
	sound	give ... / give off a certain sound or sounds

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 4, event
Meaning	The sudden occurrence of an audible event.
Example	"the sound awakened them"
Narrower	beat	The sound of stroke or blow / blow
	beep, bleep	A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
	bell, toll	The sound of a bell being struck
	bong	A dull resonant sound as of a bell
	buzz, bombilation, bombination	sound of rapid vibration
	chink, click, clink	A short light metallic sound
	chirp	A sharp sound made by small birds or insects
	chirrup, twitter	A series of chirps
	chorus	Any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
	click-clack	A succession of clicks
	clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clunking, clumping	The sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
	cry	The characteristic utterance of an animal
	ding	A ringing sound
	drip, dripping	The sound of a liquid / liquid falling drop by drop
	drum	The sound of a drum
	footfall, footstep, step	The sound of a step of someone walking
	gargle	The sound produced while gargling
	gurgle	The bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
	jingle, jangle	A metallic sound
	knock, knocking	The sound of knocking / knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
	mutter, muttering, murmur, murmuring, murmuration, mussitation	A low continuous indistinct sound
	noise	sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
	paradiddle, roll, drum roll	The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
	pat, rap, tap	The sound made by a gentle blow
	patter	A quick succession of light rapid sounds
	peal, pealing, roll, rolling	A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
	ping	A sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
	plunk	A hollow twanging sound
	pop, popping	A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
	purr	A low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
	quack	The harsh sound of a duck
	quaver	A tremulous sound
	ring, ringing, tintinnabulation	The sound of a bell ringing
	rub-a-dub, rataplan, drumbeat	The sound made by beating a drum
	sigh	A sound like a person sighing
	skirl	The sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
	song	A distinctive or characteristic sound
	strum	sound of strumming
	susurration, susurrus	The indistinct sound of people whispering
	swish	A brushing or rustling sound
	tapping	The sound of light blow or knock
	throbbing	A sound with a strong rhythmic beat
	thrum	A thrumming sound
	thump, thumping, clump, clunk, thud	A heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
	thunk	A dull hollow sound
	tick, ticking	A metallic tapping sound
	ting, tinkle	A light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
	toot	A blast of a horn
	tootle	The sound of casual playing on a musical instrument
	trample, trampling	The sound of heavy treading or stomping
	twang	A sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
	vibrato	(music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
	voice	A sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
	vroom	The roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
	whack	The sound made by a sharp swift blow / blow
	whir, whirr, whirring, birr	sound of something in rapid motion
	whistle, whistling	The sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture / aperture
	whiz	A buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
	zing	A brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
	zizz	A buzzing or whizzing / whizzing sound
Broader	happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event	An event that happens
Spanish	ruido, sonido, son
Catalan	so, soroll
Verbs	sound	make a certain noise or sound
	sound	cause to sound
	sound	announce by means of a sound
	sound	give ... / give off a certain sound or sounds

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 5, communication
Meaning	The audible part of a transmitted signal.
Synonym	audio
Part of	television, telecasting, TV, video	broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
Broader	auditory communication	communication that relies on hearing
Spanish	audio, sonido, volumen
Catalan	àudio, so
Verbs	sound	make a certain noise or sound
Verbs	sound	announce by means of a sound

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 6, communication
Meaning	(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
Category	phonetics	The branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
Part of	utterance, vocalization	The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Narrower	consonant	A speech sound that is not a vowel
	orinasal phone, orinasal	A speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)
	phoneme	(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
	semivowel, glide	A vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
	sonant, voiced sound	A speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
	vowel, vowel sound	A speech sound made with the vocal tract open
Broader	language unit, linguistic unit	One of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
Spanish	fonema, fono, sonido
Catalan	fonema, so
Verbs	sound	utter with vibrating vocal chords
Verbs	sound	announce by means of a sound

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 7, object
Meaning	A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger / larger bodies of water.
Synonym	strait
Instances	Bering Strait	A strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
	Bosporus	A strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
	Cook Strait	A narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
	Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont	The strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
	East River	A tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
	Golden Gate	A strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean
	Kattegatt	A strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden
	Korean Strait, Korea Strait	A strait between Korea and Japan
	Menai Strait	A strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland
	North Channel	A strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
	Skagerrak, Skagerak	A broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway
	Solent	A strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
	Strait of Dover, Strait of Calais, Pas de Calais	The strait between the English Channel and the North Sea
	Strait of Georgia	The strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland
	Strait of Gibraltar	The strait between Spain and Africa
	Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Ormuz	A strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
	Strait of Magellan	The strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent
	Strait of Malacca	The strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra
	Strait of Messina	The strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy
	Torres Strait	A strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
Narrower	narrow	A narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
Broader	channel	A deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger / larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
Spanish	estrecho, paso, seno
Catalan	estret

Englishsound: 25 senses noun 8, object
Meaning	A large ocean inlet or deep bay.
Example	"the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
Instances	Long Island Sound	A sound between Long Island and Connecticut
	Puget Sound	An inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State
	Queen Charlotte Sound	An inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia
Broader	body of water, water	The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Verbs	sound	measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

Englishsound: 25 senses verb 1, perception
Meaning	Appear in a certain way.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Model	John will sound angry
Example	"This sounds interesting"
Broader	look, appear, seem	Give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
Spanish	parecer, sonar, tener pinta
Catalan	fer fila, semblar, sonar

Englishsound: 25 senses verb 2, perception
Meaning	make a certain noise or sound.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Model	The woods sound with many kinds of birds
Synonym	go
Caused by	ring, knell	make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
Caused by	sound	Cause to sound
Narrower	bang	To produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
	bleep	emit a single short high-pitched signal
	blow	make a sound as if blown
	blow	sound by having air expelled through a tube
	boom, din	make a resonant sound, like artillery
	boom, boom out	make a deep hollow sound
	buzz, bombinate, bombilate	make a buzzing sound
	chatter, click	click repeatedly or uncontrollably
	chime	emit a sound
	chug	make a dull, explosive sound
	clang, clangor	make a loud noise
	clangor, clangour	make a loud resonant noise
	clank	make a clank
	click, tick	make a clicking or ticking sound
	clop, clump, clunk, plunk	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
	crack	make a very sharp explosive sound
	crash	Make a sudden loud sound
	drone	make a monotonous low dull sound
	drum, beat, thrum	make a rhythmic sound
	glug	make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
	guggle	make a sound like a liquid / liquid that is being poured from a bottle
	gurgle	make sounds similar to gurgling water
	honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot	make a loud noise
	hum, thrum	sound with a monotonous hum
	lap, swish, swosh, swoosh	Move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
	make noise, resound, noise	emit a noise
	patter, pitter-patter	make light, rapid and repeated sounds
	ping	make a short high-pitched sound
	pink, ping, knock	sound like a car engine that is firing too early
	pop	make a sharp explosive noise
	rattle	make short successive sounds
	resonate, vibrate	sound with resonance
	resound, echo, ring, reverberate	ring or echo with sound
	ring, peal	sound loudly and sonorously
	ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle	Flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
	roll	emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
	rumble, grumble	make a low noise
	rustle	make a dry crackling sound
	skirl	make a shrill, wailing sound
	snap, crack	make a sharp sound
	snarl	make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
	splash, splosh, slosh, slush	make a splashing sound
	splat	give ... / give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
	squelch	make a sucking sound
	tap, rap, knock, pink	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	thud, thump	make a dull sound
	tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat	make a sound like a clock or a timer / timer
	ting	make a light, metallic sound
	tinkle, tink, clink, chink	make or emit a high sound
	trump	produce a sound as if from a trumpet
	twang	sound with a twang
	tweet, twirp	make a weak, chirping sound
	whish	make a sibilant sound
	whistle, sing	make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
	whistle	make whistling sounds
	whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr	make a soft swishing sound
Broader	cause to be perceived	Have perceptible qualities
Spanish	hacer ruido, sonar
Catalan	fer sorolls, sonar
Nouns	sound	the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
	sound	the audible part of a transmitted signal
	sound	the sudden occurrence of an audible event
	sound	mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

Englishsound: 25 senses verb 3, perception
Meaning	give ... / give off a certain sound or sounds.
Pattern	Something ----s Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s Adjective
Example	"This record sounds scratchy"
Narrower	cackel	make a cackling sound
	dissonate	Be dissonant or harsh
	pierce	sound sharply or shrilly
	play	emit recorded sound
	speak	make a characteristic or natural sound
Spanish	sonar
Catalan	sonar
Nouns	sound	the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
	sound	the subjective sensation of hearing something
	sound	the sudden occurrence of an audible event
	sound	mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

Englishsound: 25 senses verb 4, perception
Meaning	announce by means of a sound.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"sound the alarm"
Broader	announce, denote	make known
Spanish	dar la alarma
Catalan	sonar l'alarma
Nouns	sound	the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
	sound	the subjective sensation of hearing something
	sound	the audible part of a transmitted signal
	sound	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
	sound	the sudden occurrence of an audible event
	sound	mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

Englishsound: 25 senses verb 5, communication
Meaning	Utter with vibrating vocal chords.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonyms	voice, vocalize, vocalise
Narrower	chirk	make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
Narrower	quaver, waver	give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
Broader	pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Opposite	devoice	Utter with tense vocal chords
Spanish	vocalizar
Nouns	sonant	a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
Nouns	sound	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

Englishsound: 25 senses verb 6, perception
Meaning	Cause to sound.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"sound the bell" "sound a certain note"
Cause to	sound, go	make a certain noise or sound
Narrower	blow	Play or sound a wind instrument
	clink	make a high sound typical of glass
	gong	sound a gong / gong
	play	Perform music on (a musical instrument)
	pop	Cause to make a sharp explosive sound
	prepare	Lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
	ring, knell	make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
	strum, thrum	sound the strings of (a string instrument)
	ting	Cause to make a ting
	twang	Cause to sound with a twang
See also	sound off	start playing
Spanish	hacer sonar, sonar
Catalan	fer sonar, sonar
Nouns	sound	the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
	sound	the subjective sensation of hearing something
	sound	the sudden occurrence of an audible event
	sound	mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

Englishsound: 25 senses verb 7, change
Meaning	Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	fathom
Broader	quantify, measure	Express as a number or measure or quantity
Spanish	sondar, sondear
Catalan	sondar
Nouns	sound	a large ocean inlet or deep bay
	sounder	a device for making soundings
	sounding	the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
	sounding	a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

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