Definition of sound

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Sound (superl.) Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding..

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Loud :: Loud (superl.) Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy; striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder..
Squeaker :: Squeak (n.) A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed..
Roaring :: Roaring (n.) A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation..
Ungrateful :: Ungrateful (a.) Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds are ungrateful to the ear..
Chime :: Chime (n.) To sound in harmonious accord, as bells..
Tilde :: Tilde (n.) The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in Spanish words [thus, ?, /], indicating that, in pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y..
Countretaille :: Countretaille (n.) A counter tally; correspondence (in sound).
Rant :: Rant (n.) High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics..
Bombast :: Bombast (a.) High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
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.
Soune :: Soune (v. t. & i.) To sound.
Palatize :: Palatize (v. t.) To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate; as, to palatize a letter or sound..
Low :: Low (n.) The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.
Tie :: Tie (v. t.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes, signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature..
Creak :: Creak (v. t.) To produce a creaking sound with.
Palaeotype :: Palaeotype (n.) A system of representing all spoken sounds by means of the printing types in common use.
Whack :: Whack (v. t.) To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to; to thrash; to make with whacks.
Polyphonist :: Polyphonist (n.) A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist.
Mid :: Mid (superl.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, a (ale), / (/ll), / (/ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11..
Consonant :: Consonant (a.) Having like sounds.
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