Definition of sound

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Sound (superl.) Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land..

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Bombastical :: Bombastical (a.) Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated.
Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To signify; to import; to denote.
Gabble :: Gabble (v. i.) To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; as, gabbling fowls..
Cataphonics :: Cataphonics (n.) That branch of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds; catacoustics.
Buccinal :: Buccinal (a.) Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.
Shaky :: Shaky (superl.) Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky constitution; shaky business credit..
Zither :: Zither (n.) An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the performer, who uses both hands in playing on it. [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped cittern, or cithern.].
Blow :: Blow (v. i.) To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet..
Cedilla :: Cedilla (n.) A mark placed under the letter c [thus, c], to show that it is to be sounded like s, as in facade..
Stop :: Stop (v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part..
Bathymetry :: Bathymetry (n.) The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the sea..
Vowel :: Vowel (n.) A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 1
Grumble :: Grumble (v. i.) To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles..
Guttural :: Guttural (a.) Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat..
Sameness :: Sameness (n.) The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like..
Drumbeat :: Drumbeat (n.) The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.
Cry :: Cry (v. t.) To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad; to declare publicly.
Healthful :: Healthful (a.) Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant..
Tone :: Tone (n.) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones..
Illogical :: Illogical (a.) Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference..
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