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sound
Complete; thorough
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adjective
Complete; thorough
“Politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues”
adjective
(of sleep) deep and complete
“A heavy sleep”
adjective
In excellent physical condition
“Good teeth”
adjective
Exercising or showing good judgment
“Healthy scepticism”
adjective
Free from moral defect
“A man of sound character”
adjective
Financially secure and safe
“Sound investments”
adjective
In good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
“A sound timber”
adjective
Vigorous or severe
“A sound thrashing”
adjective
Having legal efficacy or force
“A sound title to the property”
adjective
Logically valid
“A sound argument”
noun
The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
“The sound of rain on the roof”
noun
The subjective sensation of hearing something
“He strained to hear the faint sounds”
noun
The audible part of a transmitted signal
“They always raise the audio for commercials”
noun
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
noun
The sudden occurrence of an audible event
“The sound awakened them”
noun
A large ocean inlet or deep bay
“The main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast”
noun
A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
noun
Mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
“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
verb
Utter with vibrating vocal chords
verb
Appear in a certain way
“This sounds interesting”
verb
Give off a certain sound or sounds
“This record sounds scratchy”
verb
Make a certain noise or sound
“She went ‘Mmmmm’”
verb
Cause to sound
“Sound the bell”
verb
Announce by means of a sound
“Sound the alarm”
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Politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues
He has a sound understanding of the law
A heavy sleep
Fell into a profound sleep
A sound sleeper
Deep wakeless sleep
Good teeth
I still have one good leg
A sound mind in a sound body
Healthy scepticism
A healthy fear of rattlesnakes
The healthy attitude of French laws
Healthy relations between labor and management
An intelligent solution
A man of sound character
Sound investments
A sound economy
A sound timber
The wall is sound
A sound foundation
A sound thrashing
A sound title to the property
A sound argument
The sound of rain on the roof
The beautiful sound of music
He strained to hear the faint sounds
They always raise the audio for commercials
The sound awakened them
The main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast
Falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them
This sounds interesting
This record sounds scratchy
She went ‘Mmmmm’
The gun went ‘bang’
Sound the bell
Sound a certain note
Sound the alarm
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