sound

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n

1. noise, utterance, sonance; tone, note, chord, music.

2. outcry, vociferation, clamor, din, hubbub, racket; shout, whoop, yell, roar; blare, blast, bang, rumble, jingle, tinkle, peal, ring, toll; clatter, clink, clank, creak, grate. See also noise(def. 1, 3-6).

3. quality, cast, color, coloring, tenor, drift.

4. earshot, earreach, hearing, hearing distance.

v

5. ring, chime, clang, ding-dong, peal, knell, toll; tinkle, clink, clank; rumble, thunder, boom; reverberate, resonate, resound, echo.

6. seem, appear, appear like, look like, look as if, look to be, have the look of; strike one as, have every appearance of, have every indication of, have the earmarks of, sound like.

7. pronounce, enunciate, articulate, phonate, vocalize, voice, utter, express; vociferate, shout, bawl, cry; declare, announce, annunciate, broadcast, herald, blare, blazon, trumpet, noise abroad.

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adj

1. healthy, fit, fit as a fiddle, physically-fit, in good condition, in fine fettle, Inf. in shape, Inf. in good or fine shape, Inf. in fine or high feather, Inf. in fine whack, Inf. in the pink, Brit. Dial. bonny; well, in good health, rosy-cheeked, glowing, blooming; ruddy, vigorous, full of vigor, hale, hearty, hale and hearty, robust, lusty, strong and healthy, bursting with health or vigor or life.

2. intact, unimpaired, undamaged, unharmed, uninjured, unscathed, unmutilated, undecayed, inviolate; whole, unbroken, as good as new, faultless, flawless, defectless; well-built, well-constructed, built to last, solid, firm, sturdy, strong, rugged, tough, durable, resistant.

3. solvent, having good credit, secure, in the black; well-off, well-situated, well-to-do.

4. rational, practical, pragmatic, commonsense, commonsensical, reasonable, logical, sensible; competent, reliable, dependable, good, fair; fit, proper, advisable, well-advised; well-argued, well-grounded, well-founded; valid, believable, credible, plausible.

5. lucid, clearheaded, right-minded, clear-minded, cogent, balanced, level-headed, stable; responsible, sober, sane, Latin, compos mentis. right; normal, wholesome, healthy-minded, Sl. together, Sl. with it, Sl. all there; intelligent, wise, judicious, sagacious, sage; discreet, prudent, circumspect; politic, perspicacious, farsighted, astute, provident; perceptive, apperceptive, foresighted; understanding, thoughtful, reflective, philosophical.

6. upright, upstanding, ethical, moral, virtuous; honest, truthful, aboveboard, trustworthy, honorable; loyal, steadfast, faithful, true, constant.

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v

1. fathom, plumb, measure, test.

2. dive, plunge, go to the bottom, submerge.

3.Often sound out

check out, see how the land lies, feel out; look into, explore, investigate, probe, seek information, examine.

4.n

inlet, arm, loch, fjord, Chiefly Scot. firth; bay, harbor, cove, gulf, bight; estuary, mouth, Dial. creek.