sound in WordNet English dictionary

1. the audible part of a transmitted signal
   "they always raise the audio for commercials"
   audio  sound 
   
2. the subjective sensation of hearing something
   "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
   sound  auditory sensation 
   
3. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
   phone  speech sound  sound 
   
4. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
   "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
   sound 
   
5. the sudden occurrence of an audible event
   "the sound awakened them"
   sound 
   
6. a large ocean inlet or deep bay
   "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
   sound 
   
7. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
   strait  sound 
   
8. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
   "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
   sound 
   

1. having legal efficacy or force
   "a sound title to the property"
   legal  sound  effectual 
   
2. in excellent physical condition
   "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
   good  sound 
   
3. exercising or showing good judgment
   "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
   healthy  intelligent  levelheaded  level-headed  sound 
   
4. (of sleep) deep and complete
   "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
   heavy  profound  sound  wakeless 
   
5. logically valid
   "a sound argument"
   reasoned  sound  well-grounded 
   
6. financially secure and safe
   "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
   sound 
   
7. in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
   "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
   sound 
   
8. thorough
   "a sound thrashing"
   sound 
   
9. free from moral defect
   "a man of sound character"
   sound 
   

1. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
   fathom  sound 
   
2. make a certain noise or sound
   "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
   sound  go 
   
3. utter with vibrating vocal chords
   voice  sound  vocalize  vocalise 
   
4. cause to sound
   "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
   sound 
   
5. announce by means of a sound
   "sound the alarm"
   sound 
   
6. give off a certain sound or sounds
   "This record sounds scratchy"
   sound 
   
7. appear in a certain way
   "This sounds interesting"
   sound