Definition of sound

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Sound (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker..

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Lumber :: Lumber (v. i.) To make a sound as if moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble.
Acute :: Acute (a.) High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent..
Sizzle :: Sizzle (n.) A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire..
Rant :: Rant (v. i.) To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher..
Dentilabial :: Dentilabial (a.) Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed..
Diaphonics :: Diaphonics (n.) The doctrine of refracted sound; diacoustics.
Raspy :: Raspy (a.) Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating..
Clang :: Clang (v. t.) To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.
Light :: Light (superl.) Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
Polyphony :: Polyphony (n.) Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo..
Unison :: Unison (n.) Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves..
Pugging :: Pugging (v. t.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening..
Accent :: Accent (n.) A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken accent; (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel marked; as, the French accents..
Solidness :: Solidness (n.) Soundness; strength; truth; validity, as of arguments, reasons, principles, and the like..
G :: G () G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246..
Peal :: Peal (v. i.) To resound; to echo.
Halsening :: Halsening (a.) Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough.
Moan :: Moan (v. i.) To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously..
Outsound :: Outsound (v. t.) To surpass in sounding.
Palatal :: Palatal (a.) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk..
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