sound

I 1. noun

1)

the sound of the car

Syn:

noise, note; din, racket, row, hubbub; resonance, reverberation

Ant:

silence

2)

she did not make a sound

Syn:

utterance, cry, word, noise, peep

3)

the sound of the flute

Syn:

music, tone, notes

4)

I don't like the sound of that

Syn:

idea, thought, concept, prospect, description

2. verb

1)

the buzzer sounded

Syn:

make a noise, resonate, resound, reverberate, go off, blare; ring, chime, peal

2)

drivers must sound their horns

Syn:

blow, blast, toot, blare; operate, set off; ring

3)

do you sound the "h"?

Syn:

pronounce, verbalize, voice, enunciate, articulate, vocalize, say

4)

she sounded a warning

Syn:

utter, voice, deliver, express, speak, announce, pronounce

5)

it sounds like a crazy idea

Syn:

appear, look (like), seem, strike someone as being, give every indication of being, come across as

II adjective

1)

your heart is sound

Syn:

healthy, in good condition, in good shape, fit, hale and hearty, in fine fettle; undamaged, unimpaired

Ant:

unhealthy

2)

a sound building

Syn:

well-built, solid, substantial, strong, sturdy, durable, stable, intact, unimpaired

Ant:

unsafe, flimsy

3)

sound advice

Syn:

well-founded, valid, reasonable, logical, weighty, authoritative, reliable, well-grounded

4)

a sound judge of character

Syn:

reliable, dependable, trustworthy, fair; good, sensible, wise, judicious, sagacious, shrewd, perceptive

Ant:

unreliable

5)

financially sound

Syn:

solvent, debt-free, in the black, in credit, creditworthy, secure, solid

Ant:

insolvent, light

6)

a sound sleep

Syn:

deep, undisturbed, uninterrupted, untroubled, peaceful

Ant:

light

III verb

sound the depth of the river

- sound out

Syn:

measure, gauge, determine, test, investigate, survey, plumb, fathom, probe

IV noun

an oil spill in the sound

Syn:

channel, (sea) passage, strait(s), narrows, waterway; inlet, arm (of the sea), fjord, creek, bay; estuary