Définitions
1.AdjectiveHealthy."He was safe and sound.; In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work."
2.AdjectiveComplete, solid, or secure."Fred assured me the floorboards were sound."
3.AdjectiveHaving the property of soundness.
4.AdjectiveGood; acceptable; decent."How are you? —I'm sound.; That's a sound track you're playing.; See that man over there? He's sound. You should get to know him."
5.AdjectiveQuiet and deep."Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, and often deeply.; Her sleep was sound.; a sound night’s sleep"
6.AdjectiveHeavy; laid on with force."a sound beating"
7.AdjectiveFounded in law; legal; valid; not defective."a sound title to land"
8.AdverbSoundly.
9.InterjectionYes; used to show agreement or understanding."I found my jacket. — Sound."
10.NounA sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium."He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him. Nobody made a sound."
11.NounA vibration capable of causing such sensations.
12.NounA distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
13.NounNoise without meaning; empty noise.
14.NounEarshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard."Stay within the sound of my voice."
15.NounA segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
16.VerbTo produce a sound."When the horn sounds, take cover."
17.VerbTo convey an impression by one's sound."He sounded good when we last spoke.; That story sounds like a pack of lies!"
18.VerbTo be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
19.VerbTo resound.
20.VerbTo arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy."In my opinion this claim sounds in damages rather than in an injunction."
21.VerbTo cause to produce a sound."Sound the alarm!; He sounds the instrument."
22.VerbTo pronounce."The "e" in "house" isn't sounded."
23.NounA long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean."Puget Sound; Owen Sound; Long Island Sound"
24.NounThe air bladder of a fish."Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food."
25.VerbOf a whale, to dive downwards."The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive."
26.VerbTo ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe."When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal."
27.VerbTo fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device."Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope."
28.VerbTo examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion."to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethra"
29.NounA long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.