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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOUND, a. [L. sanus.]
1. Entire; unbroken; not shaky, split or defective; as sound timber.
2. Undecayed; whole; perfect, or not defective; as sound fruit; a sound apple or melon.
3. Unbroken; not bruised or defective; not lacerated or decayed; as a sound limb.
4. Not carious; not decaying; as a sound tooth.
5. Not broken or decayed; not defective; as a sound ship.
6. Whole; entire; unhurt; unmutilated; as a sound body.
7. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; having all the organs complete and in perfect action; as a sound body; sound health; a sound constitution; a sound man; a sound horse.
8. Founded in truth; firm; strong; valid; solid; that cannot be overthrown or refuted; as sound reasoning; a sound argument; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles.
9. Right; correct; well founded; free form error; orthodox. II Tim 1. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes. Psalms 119.
10. Heavy; laid on with force; as sound strokes; a sound beating.
11. Founded in right and law; legal; valid; not defective; that cannot be overthrown; as a sound title to land; sound justice.
12. Fast; profound; undisturbed; as sound sleep.
13. Perfect, as intellect; not broken or defective; not enfeebled by age or accident; not wild or wandering; not deranged; as a sound mind; a sound understanding or reason.
SOUND, adv. Soundly; heartily. So sound he slept that nought might him awake.
SOUND, n. The air bladder of a fish.
SOUND, n. [L. natatio. can this name be given to a narrow sea because wild beasts were accustomed to pass it by swimming, like Bosporus; or is the word from the root of sound, whole, denoting a stretch, or narrowness, from stretching, like straight?] A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the main land and an isle; or a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as the sound which connect the Baltic with the ocean, between Denmark and Sweden; the sound that separates Long Island from the main land of New York and Connecticut.
SOUND, n. [See the following verb.] An instrument which surgeons introduce into the bladder, in order to discover whether there is a stone in the viscus or not.
SOUND, v.t. [L. sonus, Eng. sound, the primary sense of which is to stretch or reach.]
1. To try, as the depth of water and the quality of the ground, by sinking a plummet or lead, attached to a line on which are marked the number of fathoms. The lower end of the lead is covered with tallow, by means of which some portion of the earth, sand, gravel, shells, etc. of the bottom, adhere to it and are drawn up. By these means, and the depth of water and the nature of the bottom, which are carefully marked on good charts, seamen may know how far a ship is from land in the night or in thick weather, and in many cases when the land is too remote to be visible.
2. To introduce a sound into the bladder of a patient, in order to ascertain whether a stone is there or not. When a patient is to be sounded-
3. To try; to examine; to discover or endeavor to discover that which lies concealed in another's breast; to search out the intention, opinion, will or desires. I was in jest, and by that offer meant to sound your breast. I've sounded my Numidians man by man.
SOUND, v.i. To use the line and lead in searching the depth of water. The shipmen sounded, and found it twenty fathoms. Acts 28.
SOUND, n. The cuttle fish.
SOUND, n. [L. sonus, from sonom to sound, sing, rattle, beat, etc. This may be a dialectical variation of L. tonus, tono, which seems to be allied to L. teneo.]
1. Noise; report; the object of hearing; that which strikes the ear; or more philosophically, an impression of the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air, caused by a collision of bodies or by other means; as the sound of a trumpet or drum; the sound of a human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp sound; a high sound.
2. A vibration of air caused by a collision of bodies or other means, sufficient to affect the auditory nerves when perfect. Some persons are so entirely dear that they cannot hear the loudest sounds. Audible sounds are such as are perceptible by the organs of hearing. Sounds not audible to men, may be audible to animals of more sensible organs.
3. Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else. It is the sense and not the sound, that must be the principle.
SOUND, v.i.
1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a particular effect. We say, an instrument sounds well or ill; it sound shrill; the voice sound harsh. And first taught speaking trumpet how to sound.
2. To exhibit by sound or likeness of sound. This relation sounds rather like a fiction that a truth.
3. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published. From you sounded out the word of the Lord. I Thess. 1.
TO SOUND IN DANGER, in law. is when there is not specific value of property in demand to serve as a rule of damages, as in actions of tort or trespass, as distinguished from actions of debt, _ c.
SOUND, v.t.
1. To cause to make a noise; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn.
2. To utter audibly; as, to sound a note with the voice.
3. To play on; as, to sound an instrument.
4. To order or direct by a sound; as, to sound a retreat.
5. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to reported; as, to sound one's praise.
6. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; as, to sound one's praise.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" [ant: unsound]
2: exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision" [syn: healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound]
3: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation" [ant: unsound]
4: in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" [syn: good, sound]
5: logically valid; "a sound argument" [syn: reasoned, sound, well-grounded]
6: having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" [syn: legal, sound, effectual]
7: free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
8: (of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep" [syn: heavy, profound, sound, wakeless]
9: thorough; "a sound thrashing" n
1: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music" [ant: quiet, silence]
2: the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds" [syn: sound, auditory sensation]
3: mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
4: the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
5: the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials" [syn: audio, sound]
6: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language [syn: phone, speech sound, sound]
7: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water [syn: strait, sound]
8: a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast" v
1: appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
2: make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" [syn: sound, go]
3: give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
4: announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
5: utter with vibrating vocal chords [syn: voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise] [ant: devoice]
6: cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
7: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line [syn: fathom, sound]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gesund; akin to Old High German gisunt healthy Date: 13th century 1. a. free from injury or disease ; exhibiting normal health b. free from flaw, defect, or decay <sound timber> 2. solid, firm; also stable 3. a. free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension <sound reasoning> b. exhibiting or based on thorough knowledge and experience <sound scholarship> c. legally valid <a sound title> d. logically valid and having true premises e. agreeing with accepted views ; orthodox 4. a. thorough b. deep and undisturbed <a sound sleep> c. hard, severe <a sound whipping> 5. showing good judgment or sense <sound advice> Synonyms: see healthy, valid • soundly adverb • soundness noun II. adverb Date: 14th century to the full extent ; thoroughly <sound asleep> III. noun Etymology: Middle English soun, from Anglo-French son, sun, from Latin sonus, from sonare to sound; akin to Old English swinn melody, Sanskrit svanati it sounds Date: 13th century 1. a. a particular auditory impression ; tone b. the sensation perceived by the sense of hearing c. mechanical radiant energy that is transmitted by longitudinal pressure waves in a material medium (as air) and is the objective cause of hearing 2. a. a speech sound <a peculiar r-sound> b. value in terms of speech sounds <-cher of teacher and -ture of creature have the same sound> 3. archaic rumor, fame 4. a. meaningless noise b. obsolete meaning c. the impression conveyed ; import 5. hearing distance ; earshot <within sound of your voice> 6. recorded auditory material 7. a particular musical style characteristic of an individual, a group, or an area <the Nashville sound> IV. verb Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to sound <sound a trumpet> b. pronounce 3a 2. to put into words ; voice 3. a. to make known ; proclaim b. to order, signal, or indicate by a sound <sound the alarm> 4. to examine by causing to emit sounds <sound the lungs> 5. chiefly British to convey the impression of ; sound like <that sounds a logical use of resources — Economist> intransitive verb 1. a. to make a sound b. resound c. to give a summons by sound <the bugle sounds to battle> 2. to make or convey an impression especially when heard <it sounds good to me> <you sound just like your mother> • soundable adjective V. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sund swimming, sea & Old Norse sund swimming, strait; akin to Old English swimman to swim Date: 14th century 1. a. a long broad inlet of the ocean generally parallel to the coast b. a long passage of water connecting two larger bodies (as a sea with the ocean) or separating a mainland and an island 2. the air bladder of a fish VI. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sonder, from Old French *sonde sounding line, probably from Old English or Middle English sund- (as in Old English sundl?ne sounding line) from sund sea Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to measure the depth of ; fathom 2. to try to find out the views or intentions of ; probe — often used with out 3. to explore or examine (a body cavity) with a sound intransitive verb 1. a. to ascertain the depth of water especially with a sounding line b. to look into or investigate the possibility <sent commissioners…to sound for peace — Thomas Jefferson> 2. to dive down suddenly — used of a fish or whale VII. noun Etymology: French sonde, from Middle French, literally, sounding line Date: 1739 an elongated instrument for exploring or sounding body cavities

Britannica Concise

Mechanical disturbance that propagates as a longitudinal wave through a solid, liquid, or gas. A sound wave is generated by a vibrating object. The vibrations cause alternating compressions (regions of crowding) and rarefactions (regions of scarcity) in the particles of the medium. The particles move back and forth in the direction of propagation of the wave. The speed of sound through a medium depends on the medium's elasticity, density, and temperature. The frequency of a sound wave, perceived as pitch, is the number of compressions (or rarefactions) that pass a fixed point per unit time. The audible frequencies range from approximately 20 hertz to 20 kilohertz. Intensity is the average flow of energy per unit time through a given area of the medium and is related to loudness. See also acoustics, ear, hearing, ultrasonics.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. & v. --n. 1 a sensation caused in the ear by the vibration of the surrounding air or other medium. 2 a vibrations causing this sensation. b similar vibrations whether audible or not. 3 what is or may be heard. 4 an idea or impression conveyed by words (don't like the sound of that). 5 mere words (sound and fury). 6 (in full musical sound) sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations (opp. NOISE n. 3). 7 any of a series of articulate utterances (vowel and consonant sounds). 8 music, speech, etc., accompanying a film or other visual presentation. 9 (often attrib.) broadcasting by radio as distinct from television. --v. 1 intr. & tr. emit or cause to emit sound. 2 tr. utter or pronounce (sound a note of alarm). 3 intr. convey an impression when heard (you sound worried). 4 tr. give an audible signal for (an alarm etc.). 5 tr. test (the lungs etc.) by noting the sound produced. 6 tr. cause to resound; make known (sound their praises). Phrases and idioms: sound barrier the high resistance of air to objects moving at speeds near that of sound. sound effect a sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, film, etc. sound engineer an engineer dealing with acoustics etc. sound-hole an aperture in the belly of some stringed instruments. sound off talk loudly or express one's opinions forcefully. sound-post a small prop between the belly and back of some stringed instruments. sound shift see SHIFT n. 6. sound spectrograph an instrument for analysing sound into its frequency components. sound wave a wave of compression and rarefaction, by which sound is propagated in an elastic medium, e.g. air. Derivatives: soundless adj. soundlessly adv. soundlessness n. Etymology: ME f. AF soun, OF son (n.), AF suner, OF soner (v.) f. L sonus 2. adj. & adv. --adj. 1 healthy; not diseased or injured. 2 (of an opinion or policy etc.) correct, orthodox, well-founded, judicious. 3 financially secure (a sound investment). 4 undisturbed (a sound sleeper). 5 severe, hard (a sound blow). --adv. soundly (sound asleep). Derivatives: soundly adv. soundness n. Etymology: ME sund, isund f. OE gesund f. WG 3. v. & n. --v.tr. & intr. 1 tr. test the depth or quality of the bottom of (the sea or a river etc.). 2 tr. (often foll. by out) inquire (esp. cautiously or discreetly) into the opinions or feelings of (a person). 3 tr. find the depth of water in (a ship's hold). 4 tr. get records of temperature, humidity, pressure, etc. from (the upper atmosphere). 5 tr. examine (a person's bladder etc.) with a probe. 6 intr. (of a whale or fish) dive to the bottom. --n. a surgeon's probe. Derivatives: sounder n. Etymology: ME f. OF sonder ult. f. L SUB- + unda wave 4. n. 1 a a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or a sea with a lake etc. b an arm of the sea. 2 a fish's swim-bladder. Etymology: OE sund, = ON sund swimming, strait, f. Gmc (as SWIM)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, n. [AS. sund a swimming, akin to E. swim. See Swim.] The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, n. (Zo["o]l.) A cuttlefish. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, a. [Compar. Sounder; superl. Soundest.] [OE. sound, AS. sund; akin to D. gezond, G. gesund, OHG. gisunt, Dan. & Sw. sund, and perhaps to L. sanus. Cf. Sane.] 1. Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship. 2. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; -- said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound constitution; a sound understanding. 3. Firm; strong; safe. The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams, And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound. --Chapman. 4. Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker. Do not I know you a favorer Of this new seat? Ye are nor sound. --Shak. 5. Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound principles. Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me. --2 Tim. i. 13. 6. heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating. 7. Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep. 8. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound title to land. Note: Sound is sometimes used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, sound-headed, sound-hearted, sound-timbered, etc. Sound currency (Com.), a currency whose actual value is the same as its nominal value; a currency which does not deteriorate or depreciate or fluctuate in comparision with the standard of values.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, v. i. To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device. I sound as a shipman soundeth in the sea with his plummet to know the depth of sea. --Palsgrave.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, adv. Soundly. So sound he slept that naught might him awake. --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, n. [AS. sund a narrow sea or strait; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan. & G. sund, probably so named because it could be swum across. See Swim.] (Geog.) A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound. The Sound of Denmark, where ships pay toll. --Camden. Sound dues, tolls formerly imposed by Denmark on vessels passing through the Baltic Sound.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, n. [F. sonde. See Sound to fathom.] (Med.) Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. Assonant, Consonant, Person, Sonata, Sonnet, Sonorous, Swan.] 1. The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or perception of the mind received through the ear, and produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum; the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound. The warlike sound Of trumpets loud and clarions. --Milton. 2. The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which would occasion sound to a percipient if present with unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound. Note: In this sense, sounds are spoken of as audible and inaudible. 3. Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and nothing else. Sense and not sound . . . must be the principle. --Locke. Sound boarding, boards for holding pugging, placed in partitions of under floors in order to deaden sounds. Sound bow, in a series of transverse sections of a bell, that segment against which the clapper strikes, being the part which is most efficacious in producing the sound. See Illust. of Bell. Sound post. (Mus.) See Sounding post, under Sounding.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Sounding.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod, sundline a sounding line (see Sound a narrow passage of water).] 1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet. 2. Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe. I was in jest, And by that offer meant to sound your breast. --Dryden. I've sounded my Numidians man by man. --Addison. 3. (Med.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, v. i. [OE. sounen, sownen, OF. soner, suner, F. sonner, from L. sonare. See Sound a noise.] 1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a perceptible effect. ``And first taught speaking trumpets how to sound.'' --Dryden. How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues! --Shak. 2. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound. From you sounded out the word of the Lord. --1 Thess. i. 8. 3. To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as, this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an invention. Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear Things that do sound so fair? --Shak. To sound in or into, to tend to; to partake of the nature of; to be consonant with. [Obs., except in the phrase To sound in damages, below.] Soun[d]ing in moral virtue was his speech. --Chaucer. To sound in damages (Law), to have the essential quality of damages. This is said of an action brought, not for the recovery of a specific thing, as replevin, etc., but for damages only, as trespass, and the like.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sound Sound, v. t. 1. To causse to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a trumpet or a horn. A bagpipe well could he play and soun[d]. --Chaucer. 2. To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the voice, or on an instrument. 3. To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to sound a retreat; to sound a parley. The clock sounded the hour of noon. --G. H. Lewes. 4. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported; to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame of a great man or a great exploit. 5. To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a patient. 6. To signify; to import; to denote. [Obs.] --Milton. Soun[d]ing alway the increase of his winning. --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

I. NOUN AND VERB USES (sounds, sounding, sounded) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at category 12 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. A sound is something that you hear. Peter heard the sound of gunfire... Liza was so frightened she couldn't make a sound... There was a splintering sound as the railing gave way. ...the sounds of children playing. N-COUNT 2. Sound is energy that travels in waves through air, water, or other substances, and can be heard. The aeroplane will travel at twice the speed of sound. 3. The sound on a television, radio, or CD player is what you hear coming from the machine. Its loudness can be controlled. She went and turned the sound down... Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality. N-SING: the N 4. A singer's or band's sound is the distinctive quality of their music. He's got a unique sound and a unique style. N-COUNT: with supp 5. If something such as a horn or a bell sounds or if you sound it, it makes a noise. The buzzer sounded in Daniel's office... A young man sounds the bell to start the Sunday service. VERB: V, V n 6. If you sound a warning, you publicly give it. If you sound a note of caution or optimism, you say publicly that you are cautious or optimistic. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sounded a warning to Europe's leaders on third world debt... VERB: V n 7. When you are describing a noise, you can talk about the way it sounds. They heard what sounded like a huge explosion... The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence... It sounded as if he were trying to say something. V-LINK: V like n, V adj, V as if 8. When you talk about the way someone sounds, you are describing the impression you have of them when they speak. She sounded a bit worried... Murphy sounds like a child... She sounded as if she really cared... I thought she sounded a genuinely caring and helpful person. V-LINK: V adj, V like n, V as if, V n 9. When you are describing your impression or opinion of something you have heard about or read about, you can talk about the way it sounds. It sounds like a wonderful idea to me, does it really work?... It sounds as if they might have made a dreadful mistake... She decided that her doctor's advice sounded pretty good... The book is not as morbid as it sounds... I know this sounds a crazy thing for me to ask you. V-LINK: V like n, V as if, V adj, V adj, V n 10. You can describe your impression of something you have heard about or read about by talking about the sound of it. Here's a new idea we liked the sound of... From the sound of things, he might well be the same man... N-SING: the N of n 11. see also -sounding, sounding 12. to sound the alarm: see alarm to sound the death knell: see death knell safe and sound: see safe II. ADJECTIVE USES (sounder, soundest) 1. If a structure, part of someone's body, or someone's mind is sound, it is in good condition or healthy. When we bought the house, it was structurally sound... Although the car is basically sound, I was worried about certain areas... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft adv ADJ 2. Sound advice, reasoning, or evidence is reliable and sensible. They are trained nutritionists who can give sound advice on diets... Buy a policy only from an insurance company that is financially sound... His reasoning is perfectly sound, but he misses the point... ADJ 3. If you describe someone's ideas as sound, you mean that you approve of them and think they are correct. I am not sure that this is sound democratic practice... I think the idea of secularism is a very sound one... ADJ [approval] 4. If someone is in a sound sleep, they are sleeping very deeply. She had woken me out of a sound sleep. ADJ: ADJ n • Sound is also an adverb. He was lying in bed, sound asleep. ADV: ADV adj 5. see also soundly

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sound: In Isa 63:15 the King James Version has "the sounding of thy bowels," a painfully literal translation of hamon me'eykha, with the similar phrase, "my bowels shall sound like an harp," in Isa 16:11 (compare Jer 48:36). The intestines were considered a seat of emotion, and at times of great excitement were thought (in poetry, at least) to become tense and to give forth a musical sound. The Revised Version (British and American) (following the King James Version in Jer 48:36) substitutes "heart" for "bowels" in Isa 16:11, thus obscuring the figure but preserving the sense. In Isa 63:15 the Revised Version (British and American) paraphrases "the yearning of thy heart" (the English Revised Version "bowels"), a needless change from 16:11.

See also BATH KOL; SOLEMN, SOLEMNITY.

Burton Scott Easton

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Whole, entire, unbroken, uninjured, unhurt, unmutilated, unimpaired. 2. Healthy, hearty, hale, hardy, vigorous. 3. Perfect, undecayed, good. 4. Honest, honorable, blameless, virtuous, loyal. 5. Firm, strong, stable. 6. Sane, well-balanced, perfect. 7. Correct, true, valid, solid, weighty, reasonable, rational, sensible, judicious, strong, wholesome. 8. Legal, valid. 9. Established, fixed, well-grounded. 10. Profound, unbroken, undisturbed, fast, deep. 11. Heavy, lusty, forcible, severe. 12. Orthodox, right, correct, well-founded. II. ad. Soundly, profoundly, heartily. III. n. 1. Strait, narrows, channel. 2. Air-bladder (of a fish). 3. Noise, report. 4. Noise, empty noise. 5. Cuttle-fish, ink-fish (Sepia officinalis). IV. v. n. 1. Resound, make a noise, give out a sound. 2. Appear by the sound, seem. 3. Try the depth (of water). V. v. a. 1. Cause to sound, play on. 2. Utter, express audibly, pronounce. 3. Celebrate (by sounds), publish, proclaim, spread abroad. 4. Measure, fathom, try the depth of, test, gauge. 5. Examine, test, try, search, probe.

Moby Thesaurus

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