• 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"

'Sound' in other languages