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Clank :: Clank (n.) A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and stronger sound than clink..

Rhotacism :: Rhotacism (n.) An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European languages, to change s to r, as wese to were..

Hydrography :: Hydrography (n.) That branch of surveying which embraces the determination of the contour of the bottom of a harbor or other sheet of water, the depth of soundings, the position of channels and shoals, with the construction of charts exhibiting these particulars..

Retreat :: Retreat (n.) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action..

Voiceful :: Voiceful (a.) Having a voice or vocal quality; having a loud voice or many voices; vocal; sounding.

Bellow :: Bellow (n.) A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a roar..

Phonoscope :: Phonoscope (n.) An instrument for observing or exhibiting the motions or properties of sounding bodies; especially, an apparatus invented by Konig for testing the quality of musical strings..

Lead :: Lead (n.) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea..

Plummet :: Plummet (n.) A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water..

Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.

Resonance :: Resonance (n.) The act of resounding; the quality or state of being resonant.

Blatant :: Blatant (a.) Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring; disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly..

Bathometer :: Bathometer (n.) An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking soundings without a sounding line..

Horrisonous :: Horrisonous (a.) Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound.

Dissonant :: Dissonant (a.) Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.

Altiloquent :: Altiloquent (a.) High-sounding; pompous in speech.

Whack :: Whack (n.) A smart resounding blow.

Find :: Find (v. t.) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom..

Deep-sea :: Deep-sea (a.) Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc..

Cacophonious :: Cacophonious (a.) Harsh-sounding.

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