n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"

n. the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"

n. a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"

n. mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"

n. the act of sucking

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

n. the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"

n. the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"

n. a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went aground in the channel"

n. a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"

n. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

n. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

v. appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"

v. announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"

v. act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"

v. behave in a certain way; "make merry"

v. gather and light the materials for; "make a fire"

v. form by assembling individuals or constituents; "Make a quorum"

v. constitute the essence of; "Clothes make the man"

v. be or be capable of being changed or made into; "He makes a great host"; "He will make a fine father"

v. to compile a multi-module program

v. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

v. give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"

v. give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

v. put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"

v. make, formulate, or derive in the mind; "I draw a line here"; "draw a conclusion"; "draw parallels"; "make an estimate"; "What do you make of his remarks?"

v. create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. utter with vibrating vocal chords

v. make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"

v. cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"

v. institute, enact, or establish; "make laws"

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

v. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"

v. reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"

adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

adj. (of film) having spoken dialogue: "early talking pictures were known as `talkies'"

adj. having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"

adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

adj. (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"

adj. 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"

adj. thought to be devoid of risk

adj. logically valid; "a sound argument"

n. the sound of a hound on the scent

n. a short high-pitched noise; "the squeak of shoes on powdery snow"

n. the short weak cry of a young bird

n. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

n. a long narrow excavation in the earth

n. a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

n. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

n. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

n. a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

n. deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

n. a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)

n. a narrow elongated projecting strip of land

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

v. elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; "The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans"; "The comedian drew a lot of laughter"

v. make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"

v. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"

v. make by shaping or bringing together constituents; "make a dress"; "make a cake"; "make a wall of stones"

v. create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"

v. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

v. sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

v. arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office"

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

v. make up something artificial or untrue

v. make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"

v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

v. make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"

v. create again

v. form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before"

v. succeed in a big way; get to the top; "After he published his book, he had arrived"; "I don't know whether I can make it in science!"; "You will go far, my boy!"

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

adj. providing abundant nourishment; "a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"

adj. wholly unharmed

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"

adj. without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone"

adj. having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

adj. logically valid; "a sound argument"

adj. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"

adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

adj. based on sound reasoning or evidence; "well-founded suspicions"

adj. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a plausible excuse"

adj. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

adj. within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"

adj. likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

adj. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"

adj. capable of happening or existing; "a breakthrough may be possible next year"; "anything is possible"; "warned of possible consequences"

adj. consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"

adj. 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"

adj. mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"

adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"

adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

adj. sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"

adj. physically strong

adj. logically deductive; "formal proof"

adj. having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"

adj. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"

adj. 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"

adj. physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

adj. physically strong

adj. in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury; "appears to be entirely well"; "the wound is nearly well"; "a well man"; "I think I'm well; at least I feel well"

adj. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"

adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"

adj. (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal"

adj. having strength or power greater than average or expected; "a strong radio signal"; "strong medicine"; "a strong man"

adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; "strawberries are hardy and easy to grow"; "camels are tough and hardy creatures"

adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"

adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

adj. wholly unharmed

adj. of comparatively great physical weight or density; "a heavy load"; "lead is a heavy metal"; "heavy mahogany furniture"

adj. strong and heavily built: "a vigorous old man who spent half of his day on horseback"- W. H. Hudson; "`buirdly' is a Scottish term: a buirdly lad for twelve"

adj. exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"

adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

adj. consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought"

adj. of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience; "`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition"

adj. planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

adj. perceiving the significance of events before they occur; "extraordinarily prescient memoranda on the probable course of postwar relations"-R.H.Rovere

adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"

adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

adj. mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"

adj. being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; "the carefully balanced seesaw"; "a properly balanced symphony orchestra"; "a balanced assessment of intellectual and cultural history"; "a balanced blend of whiskeys"; "the educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers"

adj. avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"

adj. having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

adj. having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

v. start playing; "The musicians struck up a tune"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"

adj. completely given to or absorbed by; "became all attention"

adj. using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"

adj. covering the entire surface; "an allover pattern"; "got an allover tan"

adj. toward a full side; "a broadside attack"

adj. thorough and without qualification; "a clean getaway"; "a clean sweep"; "a clean break"

adj. caught; "a completed forward pass"

adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"

adj. given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details"

adj. complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"

adj. having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis"

adj. complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation"

adj. occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page ad"

adj. thorough; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning"

adj. constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"

adj. "an unbroken (complete) set of an encyclopedia"

adj. including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread"

adj. with unconditional and enthusiastic devotion; "heart-whole friendship"; "gave wholehearted support to her candidacy"; "wholehearted commitment"; "demonstrated his whole-souled allegiance"

adj. physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"

adj. having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"

adj. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"

adj. not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken"

adj. not harmed or spoiled; sound

adj. not injured physically or mentally

adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

adj. executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"

adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

adj. logically valid; "a sound argument"

adj. declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim"

adj. having the pinkish flush of health

adj. vigorously healthy; "a bouncing baby"

adj. possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"

adj. having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; "flourishing crops"; "flourishing chicks"; "a growing boy"; "fast-growing weeds"; "a thriving deer population"

adj. consuming abundantly and with gusto; "a hearty (or healthy) appetite"

adj. endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health"

adj. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"

adj. used of older persons who are healthy

adj. sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; "exercise develops wholesome appetites"; "a grin on his ugly wholesome face"

adj. not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

adj. made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"

adj. weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"

adj. exhibiting native good judgment; "arrive home at a reasonable hour"; "commonsense scholarship on the foibles of a genius"; "unlearned and commonsensical countryfolk were capable of solving problems that beset the more sophisticated"

adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

adj. based on sound reasoning or evidence; "well-founded suspicions"

adj. eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident"

adj. unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man"

adj. freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand"

adj. free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"

adj. free from danger or injury; "the children were found safe and sound"

adj. executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"

adj. having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"

adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

adj. declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim"

n. the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"

v. deprive of certain characteristics

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

v. utter with tense vocal chords

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

v. tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

adj. not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"

adj. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle"

adj. not marked by the use of reason; "mindless violence"; "reasonless hostility"; "a senseless act"