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sound·er

1   [soun-der]
noun
1.
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
2.
Telegraphy. an instrument for receiving telegraphic impulses that emits the sounds from which the message is read.
Origin:
1585–95; sound1 + -er1

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sound·er

2   [soun-der]
noun
a person or thing that sounds depth, as of water.
Origin:
1565–75; sound3 + -er1

sound

2   [sound] adjective, -er, -est, adverb
adjective
1.
free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
2.
financially strong, secure, or reliable: a sound business; sound investments.
3.
competent, sensible, or valid: sound judgment.
4.
having no defect as to truth, justice, wisdom, or reason: sound advice.
5.
of substantial or enduring character: sound moral values.
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6.
following in a systematic pattern without any apparent defect in logic: sound reasoning.
7.
uninterrupted and untroubled; deep: sound sleep.
8.
vigorous, thorough, or severe: a sound thrashing.
9.
free from moral defect or weakness; upright, honest, or good; honorable; loyal.
10.
having no legal defect: a sound title to property.
11.
theologically correct or orthodox, as doctrines or a theologian.
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adverb
12.
deeply; thoroughly: sound asleep.
Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English sund, Old English gesund (see y-); cognate with Dutch gezond, German gesund

Related forms
sound·ly, adverb
sound·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. unharmed, whole, hale, unbroken, hardy. 2. solvent. 4, 6. valid, rational, logical.

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sounder1 (ˈsaʊndə)
 
—n
an electromagnetic device formerly used in telegraphy to convert electric signals sent over wires into audible sounds

sounder2 (ˈsaʊndə)
 
—n
a person or device that measures the depth of water, etc

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sound
"narrow channel of water," c.1300, from O.N. sund "a strait, swimming," cognate with O.E. sund "power of swimming, water, sea," both from P.Gmc. *swumto-, from base *swem- (see swim (v.)).
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sound 3
n.
An instrument used to examine or explore body cavities, as for foreign bodies or other abnormalities, or to dilate strictures in them. v. sound·ed, sound·ing, sounds
To probe a body cavity with a sound.

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sound 2   (sound)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A long, wide inlet of the ocean, often parallel to the coast. Long Island Sound, between Long Island and the coast of New England, is an example.

  2. A long body of water, wider than a strait, that connects larger bodies of water.


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