English to English
adjective
- financially secure and safe
Sound investments.
A sound economy.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
A sound timber.
The wall is sound.
A sound foundation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
The sound of rain on the roof.
The beautiful sound of music.
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- the subjective sensation of hearing something
He strained to hear the faint sounds.
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- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
Falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them.
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- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
The sound awakened them.
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- the audible part of a transmitted signal
They always raise the audio for commercials.
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- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
source: WordNet 3.0
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
source: WordNet 3.0
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
The main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast.
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- The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.
source: Webster 1913
- A cuttlefish.
source: Webster 1913
- A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound.
source: Webster 1913
- Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.
source: Webster 1913
- The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound.
source: Webster 1913
adverb
- Soundly.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- 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.
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- in excellent physical condition
Good teeth.
I still have one good leg.
A sound mind in a sound body.
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- logically valid
A sound argument.
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- having legal efficacy or force
A sound title to the property.
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- free from moral defect
A man of sound character.
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- (of sleep) deep and complete
A heavy sleep.
Fell into a profound sleep.
A sound sleeper.
Deep wakeless sleep.
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- thorough
A sound thrashing.
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verb
- appear in a certain way
This sounds interesting.
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- make a certain noise or sound
She went `Mmmmm'.
The gun went `bang'.
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- give off a certain sound or sounds
This record sounds scratchy.
source: WordNet 3.0
- announce by means of a sound
Sound the alarm.
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- utter with vibrating vocal chords
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- cause to sound
Sound the bell.
Sound a certain note.
source: WordNet 3.0
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
source: WordNet 3.0
- To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.
source: Webster 1913
- To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
source: Webster 1913
- To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect.
source: Webster 1913
- To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [sáund] Magalíng; tunóg; hugong
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [sáund] Tumunog; humugong
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
