n. the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet

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

n. [a noise, vocal utterance, musical tone, or the like]

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

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

n. one of the four nucleotides used in building DNA; all four nucleotides have a common phosphate group and a sugar (ribose)

n. (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

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

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

n. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

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

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

v. put into circulation; "utter counterfeit currency"

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

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

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

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

v. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

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

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

v. articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"

v. utter with vibrating vocal chords

adj. free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"

adj. thorough; "a sound thrashing"

adj. complete; "came to a dead stop"; "utter seriousness"

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

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

adj. logically valid; "a sound argument"

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

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. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

n. an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

n. an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

n. a place of refuge and comfort and security

n. a navigable body of water

n. a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

n. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

v. make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official; "Do you have anything to declare?"

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

v. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"

v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

v. represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols; "The poet symbolizes love in this poem"; "These painters believed that artists should symbolize"

v. convert into a verb; "many English nouns have become verbalized"

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"

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. not injured

adj. of or denoted by an integer

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; 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"

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. given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments; "a plausible liar"

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 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. sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction; "a robust body"; "a robust perennial"

adj. of or denoted by an integer

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. free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"

adj. weighing heavily on the spirit; causing anxiety or worry; "weighty problems"

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; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

adj. free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"

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. 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. 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. characterized by plain blunt honesty; "a downright answer"; "a downright kind of person"

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. (of siblings) having the same parents; "whole brothers and sisters"

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

adj. being without doubt or reserve; "implicit trust"

adj. not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else

adj. total and all-embracing; "God's infinite wisdom"

adj. (of color) being chromatically pure; not diluted with white or grey or black

adj. (grammar) standing apart from a normal syntactical relation with other sentence elements: e.g. "joking apart" in "joking apart, we'd better go now"

adj. not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"

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 of lead; "a leaden weight"

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

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"

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"

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

v. utter with tense vocal chords

adj. not sound financially; "unsound banking practices"

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