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Synonyms
sound

verb

  1. appear in a certain way: "This sounds interesting"
  2. make a certain noise or sound: "She went `Mmmmm'"
  3. give off a certain sound or sounds: "This record sounds scratchy"
  4. announce by means of a sound: "sound the alarm"
  5. utter with vibrating vocal chords

noun

  1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause: "the sound of rain on the roof"
  2. the subjective sensation of hearing something: "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
  3. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium: "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
  4. the sudden occurrence of an audible event: "the sound awakened them"
  5. the audible part of a transmitted signal: "they always raise the audio for commercials"
  6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

adj

  1. financially secure and safe: "sound investments"
  2. exercising or showing good judgment: "healthy scepticism"
  3. in good condition: free from defect or damage or decay
  4. in excellent physical condition: "good teeth"