Definition of sound

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Sound (v. t.) To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet..

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Screw :: Screw (n.) An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and commonly of good appearance..
Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi..
Shriek :: Shriek (v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish..
Infatuate :: Infatuate (v. t.) To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment..
Melancholia :: Melancholia (n.) A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas..
Larrup :: Larrup (v. t.) To beat or flog soundly.
Coo :: Coo (v. i.) To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves..
Equisonance :: Equisonance (n.) An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its octaves.
Eutrophy :: Eutrophy (n.) Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions.
Rustle :: Rustle (n.) A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the like; a rustling..
Cribbing :: Cribbing (n.) A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.
Roar :: Roar (v. i.) To cry with a full, loud, continued sound..
Rumble :: Rumble (n.) A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise; as, the rumble of a railroad train..
Ring :: Ring (n.) Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated..
Dim :: Dim (superl.) Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
Trill :: Trill (n.) A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake..
Hurr :: Hurr (v. i.) To make a rolling or burring sound.
Sound :: Sound (v. i.) 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.
Ribroast :: Ribroast (v. t.) To beat soundly.
Munch :: Munch (v. t. & i.) To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls..
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