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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Stormy :: Stormy (superl.) Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks..
Pronounce :: Pronounce (v. t.) To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly..
Sonance :: Sonance (n.) A sound; a tune; as, to sound the tucket sonance..
Insincere :: Insincere (a.) Disappointing; imperfect; unsound.
Soun :: Soun (n. & v.) Sound.
Breastband :: Breastband (n.) A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to support the man who heaves the lead in sounding..
Polyacoustics :: Polyacoustics (n.) The art of multiplying or magnifying sounds.
Squeal :: Squeal (v. i.) To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain..
Bladder :: Bladder (n.) Anything inflated, empty, or unsound..
Homophone :: Homophone (n.) A letter or character which expresses a like sound with another.
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation..
Resonator :: Resonator (n.) Anything which resounds; specifically, a vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, or a hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds..
Explosive :: Explosive (n.) A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath; (Phonetics) one of consonants p, b, t, d, k, g, which are sounded with a sort of explosive power of voice. [See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã 155-7, 184.].
Bray :: Bray (n.) The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound..
Labialism :: Labialism (n.) The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language..
Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To utter with a hissing sound.
Phonometer :: Phonometer (n.) An instrument for measuring sounds, as to their intensity, or the frequency of the vibrations..
Servile :: Servile (a.) Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune..
Vocalism :: Vocalism (n.) A vocalic sound.
Sense :: Sense (v. t.) Sound perception and reasoning; correct judgment; good mental capacity; understanding; also, that which is sound, true, or reasonable; rational meaning..
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