Word Finder - sound

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Healthy.

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He was safe and sound.

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Complete, solid, or secure.

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Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.

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Having the property of soundness.

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Good; acceptable; decent.

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"How are you?" - "I'm sound."

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(of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.

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Her sleep was sound.

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Heavy; laid on with force.

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a sound beating

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Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.

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a sound title to land

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Soundly.

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Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.

They heard the sound of voices behind them.

A few minutes wouldn't hurt, and then he would be sound asleep.

You don't sound impressed.

He didn't sound like he had a cold.

Oh, what a pretty sound it made!

You make it sound so attractive.

They don't sound at all alike to me.

It was the word "water," and I continued to make some sound for that word after all other speech was lost.

I ceased making the sound "wah-wah" only when I learned to spell the word.

There was no sound to be heard anywhere throughout the country.

Boy, did that sound familiar.

She counted the seconds in tense silence, waiting for the sound of an explosion, but the only sound was a car approaching from below.

The only sound was the muffled sound of hooves in the sand and the occasional clink of a harness.

Amid the general rumble, the groans and voices of the wounded were more distinctly heard than any other sound in the darkness of the night.

Adrienne stiffened, her heart lurching into frenzied activity at the sound of his voice.

There had been no sound of any kind and no warning.

It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it.

The three voices, hers, Mademoiselle Bourienne's, and Katie's, who was laughing at something, mingled in a merry sound, like the chirping of birds.

From behind them came the sound of church singing.

Looking back, her words did sound like a challenge.

But not a sound had broken the stillness since the strangers had arrived, except that of their own voices.

So the swishing sound of the strokes, and the desperate but unnatural screams, continued.

At first he heard the sound of indifferent voices, then Anna Mikhaylovna's voice alone in a long speech, then a cry, then silence, then both voices together with glad intonations, and then footsteps.

Rostov could hear the sound of French words but could not distinguish them.

Just then at a distance behind Kutuzov was heard the sound of regiments saluting, and this sound rapidly came nearer along the whole extended line of the advancing Russian columns.

Not at all expecting so loud a report, Pierre shuddered at the sound and then, smiling at his own sensations, stood still.

I didn't mean for it to sound that way.

That doesn't sound very nice.

He's a good looking guy, wealthy, by the sound of it, and frankly, Edith isn't the catch of the day.

She lay there, sound asleep.

At the sound of Weyrother's voice, he opened his one eye with an effort.

Someone gasped and then she realized the sound came from her throat.

The air was filled with the smell of sulfur and the sound of gunfire.

I didn't mean to sound like some kind of authority on the subject.

As he was finishing his conversation, a loud sound came from the kitchen, followed by a sharp cry in a man's voice, and then laughter.

It was past nine when Alex and Josh paid their bills, and the faint sound of thunder met them at the door.

The dogs were distracted momentarily by the sound of the telephone, but when it stopped ringing, they advanced further.

You sound like Rhyn.

The sound of water running in her bathroom brought her up short.

She not merely avoided all external forms of pleasure--balls, promenades, concerts, and theaters--but she never laughed without a sound of tears in her laughter.

While they were talking in undertones the crack of a shot sounded from the low ground by the pond, a puff of white smoke appeared, then another, and the sound of hundreds of seemingly merry French voices shouting together came up from the slope.

She clenched her hand and held it tight against her mouth so no sound would escape.

Only an occasional sound of brush being pushed aside indicated he was still behind her.

Though saying it that way does sound strange.

That doesn't sound very smart on your part, taking on a guy with a tool like that in his hand.

You sound like cops and bad guys 101.

Dean turned at the sound of the shop door opening to see Sheriff Jake Weller standing, hands on hips, staring down at him.

Edith let out a sound of disgust, loud enough that clearly said she didn't care if Cynthia heard it or not.

Suddenly, a loud sound from above awakened him with a start.

At length he heard the sound of a soft knock on his door.