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Word entry · 5 letters

sound

Best crossword clue

"Audible vibration"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈsaʊ̯nd/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted dnosuStarts with SEnds with D9 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Noise; in good condition

Word origin

From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous”), from Proto-West Germanic *sund, from Proto-Germanic *sundaz (“healthy”), merged with synonymous Old English ġesund, from Proto-West Germanic *gasund.

Used in a sentence

  • He was safe and sound.
  • In horse management a sound horse is one with no health problems that might affect its suitability for its intended work.
  • Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues

01Audible vibration5 letters
02Audio5 letters
03Noise5 letters
04Noise heard5 letters
05Noise or audio5 letters
06Noise or tone5 letters
07Thing heard5 letters
08What ears detect5 letters

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