sound
Definitions
Noun
- The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- The subjective sensation of hearing something
- Mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- The sudden occurrence of an audible event
- The audible part of a transmitted signal
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- A narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- A large ocean inlet or deep bay
Adjective
- Financially secure and safe
- In good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
Verb
- Appear in a certain way
- Make a certain noise or sound
- Give off a certain sound or sounds
- Announce by means of a sound
- Utter with vibrating vocal chords
- Cause to sound
- Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "sound".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sound | 1 | 204 |
| 2 | sounds | 1 | 55 |
| 3 | sounded | 2 | 35 |
| 4 | sounder | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | sounding | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | soundly | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | resounding | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | soundness | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | electrosound | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | resound | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | resoundingly | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | sound's | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | soundbite | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | soundbites | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | soundest | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | soundings | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | soundscan | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | soundtrack | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | soundtracks | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | soundview | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | ultrasound | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | unsound | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sound".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sound".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "sound" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "sound" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "sound" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | projector | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | translated | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | consisting | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | producing | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | even | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | acknowledge | 3 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 17
Fragments: 22
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 3
Words that Precede: 5
Statistically Associated: 6
Consonant Matches: 6
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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