sound

1. Financially secure and safe (synset 302281076)
   "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
   also:

   • unbroken - not broken; whole and intact; in one piece
   • undamaged - not harmed or spoiled; sound
   • fit - physically and mentally sound or healthy
   • healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
   • uninjured - not injured physically or mentally
   • wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being
   similar to:

   • dependable, good, safe, secure - financially safe
   • healthy - financially secure and functioning well
   • solid - financially sound
   • stable - firm and dependable; subject to little fluctuation
2. Exercising or showing good judgment (synset 301950705)
   "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"
   similar to: reasonable, sensible - showing reason or sound judgment
   same as: healthy, intelligent, level-headed, levelheaded
3. In good condition;
   Free from defect or damage or decay (synset 302282958)
   "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
   similar to: solid, strong, substantial - of good quality and condition; solidly built
4. In excellent physical condition (synset 301174757)
   "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
   similar to: healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
   same as: good
5. Logically valid (synset 302509324)
   "a sound argument"
   similar to: valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
   same as: reasoned, well-grounded
6. Having legal efficacy or force (synset 302508961)
   "a sound title to the property"
   similar to: valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
   same as: effectual, legal
7. Vigorous or severe (synset 302331344)
   "a sound thrashing"
   similar to: strong - having strength or power greater than average or expected
8. Free from moral defect (synset 302044559)
   "a man of sound character"
   similar to: righteous - characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
9. (of sleep) deep and complete (synset 300696469)
   "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
   similar to: deep - relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
   same as: heavy, profound, wakeless
10. Complete;
    Thorough (synset 300525986)
    "politicians have no sound grasp of technology issues"; "he has a sound understanding of the law"
    similar to: complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step

1. The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause (synset 104988388)
   "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
   is a type of: sound property - an attribute of sound
   subtypes:

   • noisiness, racketiness - the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise
   • ring - a characteristic sound
   • unison - (music) two or more sounds or tones at the same pitch or in octaves
   • voice - the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
2. The subjective sensation of hearing something (synset 105726201)
   "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
   is a type of: aesthesis, esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
   subtypes:

   • euphony, music - any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
   • music - (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
   • pure tone, tone - a steady sound without overtones
   • dissonance, noise, racket - the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
   • dub - the new sounds added by dubbing
   same as: auditory sensation
3. Mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium (synset 111501330)
   "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
   is a type of: mechanical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects
   subtypes: ultrasound - very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography
4. The sudden occurrence of an audible event (synset 107385893)
   "the sound awakened them"
   is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
   subtypes:

   • bong - a dull resonant sound as of a bell
   • beat - the sound of stroke or blow
   • beep, bleep - a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
   • bell, toll - the sound of a bell being struck
   • bombilation, bombination, buzz - sound of rapid vibration
   • chink, click, clink - a short light metallic sound
   • chirp - a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
   • chirrup, twitter - a series of chirps
   • chorus - any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
   • click-clack - a succession of clicks
   • clip-clop, clippety-clop, clop, clopping, clumping, clunking - the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
   • cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal
   • ding - a ringing sound
   • drip, dripping - the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
   • drum - the sound of a drum
   • footfall, footstep, step - the sound of a step of someone walking
   • gargle - the sound produced while gargling
   • gurgle - the bubbling sound of water flowing from a bottle with a narrow neck
   • jangle, jingle - a metallic sound
   • knock, knocking - the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
   • murmur, murmuration, murmuring, mussitation, mutter, muttering - a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
   • noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
   • drum roll, paradiddle, roll - the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously
   • pat, rap, tap - the sound made by a gentle blow
   • patter - a quick succession of light rapid sounds
   • peal, pealing, roll, rolling - a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
   • ping - a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal)
   • plunk - a hollow twanging sound
   • pop, popping - a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
   • purr - a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
   • quack - the harsh sound of a duck
   • quaver - a tremulous sound
   • ring, ringing, tintinnabulation - the sound of a bell ringing
   • drumbeat, rataplan, rub-a-dub - the sound made by beating a drum
   • sigh - a sound like a person sighing
   • skirl - the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
   • song - a distinctive or characteristic sound
   • strum - sound of strumming
   • susurration, susurrus - the indistinct sound of people whispering
   • swish - a brushing or rustling sound
   • tapping - the sound of light blow or knock
   • throbbing - a sound with a strong rhythmic beat
   • clump, clunk, thud, thump, thumping - a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
   • thrum - a thrumming sound
   • thunk - a dull hollow sound
   • tick, ticking - a metallic tapping sound
   • ting, tinkle - a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
   • toot - a blast of a horn
   • tootle - the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument
   • trample, trampling - the sound of heavy treading or stomping
   • twang - a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
   • vibrato - (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
   • voice - a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
   • vroom - the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
   • whack - the sound made by a sharp swift blow
   • birr, whir, whirr, whirring - sound of something in rapid motion
   • whistle, whistling - the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
   • whiz - a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
   • zing - a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound
   • zizz - a buzzing or whizzing sound
5. The audible part of a transmitted signal (synset 106288789)
   "they always raise the audio for commercials"
   is a type of: auditory communication - communication that relies on hearing
   is a part of: telecasting, television, tv, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects
   same as: audio
6. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language (synset 107125755)
   referred to in: phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
   is a type of: language unit, linguistic unit - one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
   subtypes:

   • phoneme - (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
   • vowel, vowel sound - a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
   • glide, semivowel - a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
   • consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
   • orinasal, orinasal phone - a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)
   • sonant, voiced sound - a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
   is a part of: utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
   same as: phone, speech sound
7. A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water (synset 109469019)
   is a type of: channel - a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
   subtypes: narrow - a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
   specific instances:

   • canakkale bogazi, dardanelles, hellespont - the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
   • east river - a tidal strait separating Manhattan and the Bronx from Queens and Brooklyn
   • bering strait - a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
   • bosporus - a strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; separates the European and Asian parts of Turkey; an important shipping route
   • cook strait - a narrow strait separating the North Island and South Island in New Zealand
   • golden gate - a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean; discovered in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake
   • kattegatt - a strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Sweden; connects with the North Sea through the Skagerrak
   • korea strait, korean strait - a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan
   • menai strait - a strait in northern Wales between Anglesey Island and the mainland
   • north channel - a strait between Northern Ireland and Scotland that connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea
   • skagerak, skagerrak - a broad strait of the North Sea between Jutland and Norway
   • solent - a strait of the English Channel between the coast of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
   • strait of georgia - the strait separating Vancouver Island from the Canadian mainland
   • strait of gibraltar - the strait between Spain and Africa
   • strait of hormuz, strait of ormuz - a strategically important strait linking the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
   • strait of magellan - the strait separating South America from Tierra del Fuego and other islands to the south of the continent; discovered by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520; an important route around South America before the Panama Canal was built
   • strait of messina - the strait separating Sicily from the tip of Italy
   • pas de calais, strait of calais, strait of dover - the strait between the English Channel and the North Sea; shortest distance between England and the European continent
   • strait of malacca - the strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra; it connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west and is an important shipping lane
   • torres strait - a strait between northeastern Australia and southern New Guinea that connects the Coral Sea with the Arafura Sea
   same as: strait
8. A large ocean inlet or deep bay (synset 109463090)
   "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
   is a type of: body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
   specific instances:

   • long island sound - a sound between Long Island and Connecticut
   • puget sound - an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State
   • queen charlotte sound - an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia

1. Appear in a certain way (synset 202139392)
   "This sounds interesting"
   is a type of: appear, look, seem - give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
2. Make a certain noise or sound (synset 202180712)
   "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
   is a type of: cause to be perceived - have perceptible qualities
   subtypes:

   • snarl - make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
   • sing, whistle - make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
   • blow - make a sound as if blown
   • ting - make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'
   • make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
   • splat - give off the sound of a bullet flattening on impact
   • twang - sound with a twang
   • clang, clangor - make a loud noise
   • clank - make a clank
   • clangor, clangour - make a loud resonant noise
   • boom, boom out - make a deep hollow sound
   • beat, drum, thrum - make a rhythmic sound
   • rattle - make short successive sounds
   • beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock - make a sound like a clock or a timer
   • resonate, vibrate - sound with resonance
   • crash - make a sudden loud sound
   • tweet, twirp - make a weak, chirping sound
   • skirl - make a shrill, wailing sound
   • gurgle - make sounds similar to gurgling water
   • glug - make a gurgling sound as of liquid issuing from a bottle
   • blow - sound by having air expelled through a tube
   • whish - make a sibilant sound
   • guggle - make a sound like a liquid that is being poured from a bottle
   • ping - make a short high-pitched sound
   • knock, ping, pink - sound like a car engine that is firing too early
   • trump - produce a sound as if from a trumpet
   • squelch - make a sucking sound
   • chug - make a dull, explosive sound
   • peal, ring - sound loudly and sonorously
   • bombilate, bombinate, buzz - make a buzzing sound
   • chime - emit a sound
   • rustle - make a dry crackling sound
   • crack, snap - make a sharp sound
   • crack - make a very sharp explosive sound
   • beep, blare, claxon, honk, toot - make a loud noise
   • whistle - make whistling sounds
   • echo, resound, reverberate, ring - ring or echo with sound
   • thud, thump - make a dull sound
   • clop, clump, clunk, plunk - make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
   • patter, pitter-patter - make light, rapid and repeated sounds
   • knock, pink, rap, tap - make light, repeated taps on a surface
   • click, tick - make a clicking or ticking sound
   • chatter, click - click repeatedly or uncontrollably
   • pop - make a sharp explosive noise
   • chink, clink, tink, tinkle - make or emit a high sound
   • slosh, slush, splash, splosh - make a splashing sound
   • hum, thrum - sound with a monotonous hum
   • bleep - emit a single short high-pitched signal
   • grumble, rumble - make a low noise
   • boom, din - make a resonant sound, like artillery
   • bang - to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound
   • babble, bubble, burble, guggle, gurgle, ripple - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
   • lap, swish, swoosh, swosh - move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
   • drone - make a monotonous low dull sound
   • birr, purr, whir, whirr, whiz, whizz - make a soft swishing sound
   • roll - emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound
   same as: go
3. Give off a certain sound or sounds (synset 202139513)
   "This record sounds scratchy"
   subtypes:

   • cackel - make a cackling sound
   • play - emit recorded sound
   • dissonate - be dissonant or harsh
   • pierce - sound sharply or shrilly
   • speak - make a characteristic or natural sound
4. Announce by means of a sound (synset 202184975)
   "sound the alarm"
   is a type of: announce, denote - make known; make an announcement
5. Utter with vibrating vocal chords (synset 200954214)
   is a type of: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
   subtypes:

   • chirk - make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
   • quaver, waver - give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
   same as: vocalise, vocalize, voice
6. Cause to sound (synset 202183962)
   "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
   causes: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
   subtypes:

   • play - perform music on (a musical instrument)
   • blow - play or sound a wind instrument
   • twang - cause to sound with a twang
   • prepare - lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord
   • gong - sound a gong
   • ting - cause to make a ting
   • strum, thrum - sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)
   • knell, ring - make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
   • pop - cause to make a sharp explosive sound
   • clink - make a high sound typical of glass
7. Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line (synset 200492625)
   is a type of: measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity
   same as: fathom

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