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";
the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials";
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language;
the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them";
a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast";
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water;
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them";
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line;
utter with vibrating vocal chords;
appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting";
give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy";
make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm''"; "The gun went `bang''";
cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note";
announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm";
thorough; "a sound thrashing";
(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep";
in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body";
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 advi;
free from moral defect; "a man of sound character";
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";
having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property";
reflects weight of sound argument or evidence; "a sound argument";
deeply or completely; "slept soundly through the storm"; "is sound asleep";
