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Definition of sound

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Sound (n.) 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..

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Birr :: Birr (n.) A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel..

Fustian :: Fustian (n.) An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast..

Swell :: Swell (v. t.) To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the sound of a note..

Altisonant :: Altisonant (a.) High-sounding; lofty or pompous.

Phonetic :: Phonetic (a.) Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation..

Sound :: Sound (superl.) Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship..

Haw :: Haw (v. i.) To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation..

Noise :: Noise (v. i.) To sound; to make a noise.

Ring :: Ring (v. i.) To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one..

Grunt :: Grunt (n.) A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog..

Band :: Band (v. t.) A number of musicians who play together upon portable musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound, as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.), and drums, or cymbals..

Croak :: Croak (n.) The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a like sound..

Stethoscope :: Stethoscope (n.) An instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax..

Propagation :: Propagation (n.) The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything; diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound; the propagation of the gospel..

Strike :: Strike (v. i.) To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck; as, the clock strikes..

Pentachord :: Pentachord (n.) An order or system of five sounds.

Consonant :: Consonant (a.) Having like sounds.

Silver :: Silver (a.) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear..

Hollow :: Hollow (a.) Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as, a hollow heart; a hollow friend..

Skirl :: Skirl (n.) A shrill cry or sound.