Sound can be categorized as an adjective, a noun and a verb.
Adjective |
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| sound - financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" | ||
| sound - in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" | ||
| sound - free from moral defect; "a man of sound character" | ||
| sound - thorough; "a sound thrashing" | ||
| sound - in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" | ||
| sound - having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" | ||
| sound - logically valid; "a sound argument" | ||
| sound - (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" | ||
| 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" | ||
Adverb |
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| sound - Soundly. | ||
Verb |
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| sound - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" | ||
| sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" | ||
| sound - give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy" | ||
| sound - announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm" | ||
| sound - appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" | ||
| sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords | ||
| sound - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line | ||
Noun |
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| sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" | ||
| sound - the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" | ||
| sound - the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" | ||
| 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" | ||
| sound - a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast" | ||
| sound - a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water | ||
| sound - (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | ||
| sound - the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" |
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| 1. | noun | The sound awakened them. | |
| 2. | noun | The sound of rain on the roof. | |
| 3. | noun | The beautiful sound of music. | |
| 4. | noun | Falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them. | |
| 5. | noun | The main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast. | |
| 6. | noun | Oh, it is dueled out through one catalytic converter with Flow Masters to accent the sound. | |
| 7. | noun | Turn up your sound a bit. | |
| 8. | noun | It originated from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster. | |
| 9. | noun | Looking out of the window, Decoud was met by a darkness so impenetrable that he could see neither the mountains nor the town, nor yet the buildings near the harbour; and there was not a sound, as if the tremendous obscurity of the Placid Gulf, spreading from the waters over the land, had made it dumb as well as blind. . . . | |
| 10. | noun | turn the modem off and see if the sound is still there... could be static on the line... if the sound is still there with the modem off then the problem is NOT the DSL.... | |
| 11. | noun | A hiss is basically a "get the f*ck away" sound. | |
| 12. | noun | As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep. | |
| 13. | noun | The air is a medium for sound. | |
| 14. | noun | Without air there can be no wind or sound on the moon. | |
| 15. | noun | The sound of shouting grew faint. | |
| 16. | verb | Sound the bell. | |
| 17. | verb | Sound a certain note. | |
| 18. | verb | Sound the alarm. | |
| 19. | verb | Sound familiar? | |
| 20. | verb | How does late January sound to you. | |
| 21. | verb | fyi... it sound like Bobby is in serious condition. | |
| 22. | verb | It doesn't sound like he can receive visitors yet. | |
| 23. | verb | I realize that it may sound strange, but we are desparate in our efforts and are willing to try anything to help our dear sick friend. | |
| 24. | verb | ****sigh**** not trying to sound snooty or stuck up but I mean really! | |
| 25. | verb | Wow he does sound interested in you, my farrier never gives me hugs like that (probably a good thing as he has a wife and 2 kids) anyway, I find that they can be very busy so I would wait a week lo9nger and if still no reply give him a call but don’t leave a message so you don’t have to necessarily wait for him to call. | |
| 26. | verb | They offer sales that aren't really sales, mislabeled items that make the item sound like a good deal when it isn't, a bad attitude about return items, and on and on. | |
| 27. | verb | When they sound off, it is a true audio/visual experience. | |
| 28. | verb | It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem. | |
| 29. | verb | It may sound strange, but what she said is true. | |
| 30. | verb | Strange as it may sound, this is true. | |
| 31. | adj. | Sound investments. | |
| 32. | adj. | A sound economy. | |
| 33. | adj. | A sound timber. | |
| 34. | adj. | The wall is sound. | |
| 35. | adj. | A sound foundation. | |
| 36. | adj. | A man of sound character. | |
| 37. | adj. | A sound thrashing. | |
| 38. | adj. | A sound mind in a sound body. | |
| 39. | adj. | A sound title to the property. | |
| 40. | adj. | A sound argument. | |
| 41. | adj. | A sound sleeper. | |
| 42. | adj. | A sound approach to the problem. | |
| 43. | adj. | Sound advice. | |
| 44. | adj. | No sound explanation for his decision. | |
| 45. | adj. | Empty vessels make the most sound. |
| Sentence | |
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| noun | |
| The sound awakened them. |
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| The sound of rain on the roof. |
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| The beautiful sound of music. |
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| Falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them. |
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| The main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast. |
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| Oh, it is dueled out through one catalytic converter with Flow Masters to accent the sound. |
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| Turn up your sound a bit. |
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| It originated from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster. |
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| Looking out of the window, Decoud was met by a darkness so impenetrable that he could see neither the mountains nor the town, nor yet the buildings near the harbour; and there was not a sound, as if the tremendous obscurity of the Placid Gulf, spreading from the waters over the land, had made it dumb as well as blind. . . . |
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| turn the modem off and see if the sound is still there... could be static on the line... if the sound is still there with the modem off then the problem is NOT the DSL.... |
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| A hiss is basically a "get the f*ck away" sound. |
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| As he sits in the dark, typing away at his computer, he hears the sound of morning birds chirping away and realizes he has been up all night - but the insomniac still refuses to sleep. | |
| The air is a medium for sound. | |
| Without air there can be no wind or sound on the moon. | |
| The sound of shouting grew faint. | |
| verb | |
| Sound the bell. |
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| Sound a certain note. |
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| Sound the alarm. |
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| Sound familiar? |
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| How does late January sound to you. |
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| fyi... it sound like Bobby is in serious condition. |
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| It doesn't sound like he can receive visitors yet. |
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| I realize that it may sound strange, but we are desparate in our efforts and are willing to try anything to help our dear sick friend. |
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| ****sigh**** not trying to sound snooty or stuck up but I mean really! |
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| Wow he does sound interested in you, my farrier never gives me hugs like that (probably a good thing as he has a wife and 2 kids) anyway, I find that they can be very busy so I would wait a week lo9nger and if still no reply give him a call but don’t leave a message so you don’t have to necessarily wait for him to call. |
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| They offer sales that aren't really sales, mislabeled items that make the item sound like a good deal when it isn't, a bad attitude about return items, and on and on. |
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| When they sound off, it is a true audio/visual experience. |
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| It might sound far-fetched, but this is a real problem. | |
| It may sound strange, but what she said is true. | |
| Strange as it may sound, this is true. | |
| adj. | |
| Sound investments. |
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| A sound economy. |
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| A sound timber. |
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| The wall is sound. |
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| A sound foundation. |
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| A man of sound character. |
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| A sound thrashing. |
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| A sound mind in a sound body. |
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| A sound title to the property. |
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| A sound argument. |
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| A sound sleeper. |
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| A sound approach to the problem. |
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| Sound advice. |
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| No sound explanation for his decision. |
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| Empty vessels make the most sound. | |