Definition of sound

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Sound (v. t.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient..

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Argentine :: Argentine (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding like, silver; silvery..
Resound :: Resound (v. t.) To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to reverberate..
Blow :: Blow (v. i.) To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet..
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..
Pun :: Pun (n.) A play on words which have the same sound but different meanings; an expression in which two different applications of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble or equivocation.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to rattle a chain..
Sounding-board :: Sounding-board (n.) A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano, in a violin, and in some other musical instruments..
Snoring :: Snoring (n.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily..
Declamation :: Declamation (n.) Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than sense; as, mere declamation..
Formal :: Formal (a.) Sound; normal.
Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To utter with a hissing sound.
Dentilabial :: Dentilabial (a.) Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed..
Symphony :: Symphony (n.) A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both..
Dentiphone :: Dentiphone (n.) An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone..
Consonant :: Consonant (a.) Having like sounds.
Din :: Din (v. i.) To sound with a din; a ding.
Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to hem..
Voiced :: Voiced (a.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.
Phonography :: Phonography (n.) A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds uttered by the organs of speech..
Dysphony :: Dysphony (n.) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice.
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