Sound vs. Bay
Difference Between Sound and Bay
Soundadjective
Healthy.
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.Baynoun
(obsolete) A berry.
Soundadjective
Complete, solid, or secure.
Fred assured me the floorboards were sound.Baynoun
Laurus nobilis, a tree or shrub of the family Lauraceae, having dark green leaves and berries.
Soundadjective
Having the property of soundness.
Baynoun
Bay leaf, the leaf of this or certain other species of tree or shrub, used as a herb.
Soundadjective
Good; acceptable; decent.
"How are you?" - "I'm sound."That's a sound track you're playing.See that man over there? He's sound. You should get to know him.Baynoun
The leaves of this shrub, woven into a garland used to reward a champion or victor; hence, fame, victory.
Soundadjective
(of sleep) Quiet and deep. Sound asleep means sleeping peacefully, often deeply.
Her sleep was sound.Baynoun
A tract covered with bay trees.
Soundadjective
Heavy; laid on with force.
a sound beatingBaynoun
A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeche in Mexico.
Soundadjective
Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
a sound title to landBaynoun
(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) more or less three-quarters surrounded by land.
Soundadverb
Soundly.
Baynoun
A bank or dam to keep back water.
Soundinterjection
Yes; used to show agreement or understanding, generally without much enthusiasm.
- I found my jacket.- Sound.
Baynoun
An opening in a wall, especially between two columns.
Soundnoun
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
He turned when he heard the sound of footsteps behind him.Nobody made a sound.Baynoun
An internal recess; a compartment or area surrounded on three sides.
Soundnoun
A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
Baynoun
The distance between two supports in a vault or building with a pitched roof.
Soundnoun
(music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc
Baynoun
(nautical) Each of the spaces, port and starboard, between decks, forward of the bitts, in sailing warships.
Soundnoun
Noise without meaning; empty noise.
Baynoun
(rail transport) A bay platform.
Soundnoun
(geography) A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
Puget Sound; Owen SoundBaynoun
A bay window.
Soundnoun
The air bladder of a fish.
Cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.Baynoun
The excited howling of dogs when hunting or being attacked.
Soundnoun
A cuttlefish.
Baynoun
(by extension) The climactic confrontation between hunting-dogs and their prey.
Soundnoun
(medicine) An instrument for probing or dilating; a sonde.
Baynoun
(figuratively) A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.
Soundnoun
A long, thin probe for sounding body cavities or canals such as the urethra.
Baynoun
A brown colour/color of the coat of some horses.
Soundverb
(intransitive) To produce a sound.
When the horn sounds, take cover.Baynoun
A horse of this color.
Soundverb
(copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
He sounded good when we last spoke.That story sounds like a pack of lies!Bayverb
(intransitive) To howl.
Soundverb
(intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
Bayverb
(transitive) To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.
to bay the bearSoundverb
To resound.
Bayverb
(transitive) To pursue noisily, like a pack of hounds.
Soundverb
To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law.
Bayadjective
Of a reddish-brown colour (especially of horses).
Soundverb
(transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
He sounds the instrument.Baynoun
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
Soundverb
To pronounce.
The "e" in "house" isn't sounded.Baynoun
the sound of a hound on the scent
Soundverb
(intransitive) Dive downwards, used of a whale.
The whale sounded and eight hundred feet of heavy line streaked out of the line tub before he ended his dive.Baynoun
small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries and glossy aromatic leaves used for flavoring in cooking; also used by ancient Greeks to crown victors
Soundverb
To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
When I sounded him, he appeared to favor the proposed deal.Baynoun
a compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital;
they put him in the sick baySoundverb
Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
Mariners on sailing ships would sound the depth of the water with a weighted rope.Baynoun
a compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose;
he opened the bomb baySoundverb
(medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
to sound a patient, or the bladder or urethraBaynoun
a small recess opening off a larger room
Soundnoun
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause;
the sound of rain on the roofthe beautiful sound of musicBaynoun
a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
Soundnoun
the subjective sensation of hearing something;
he strained to hear the faint soundsBayverb
utter in deep prolonged tones
Soundnoun
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium;
falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear themBayverb
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs
Soundnoun
the sudden occurrence of an audible event;
the sound awakened themBayadjective
(used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color
Soundnoun
the audible part of a transmitted signal;
they always raise the audio for commercialsSoundnoun
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Soundnoun
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
Soundnoun
a large ocean inlet or deep bay;
the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coastSoundverb
appear in a certain way;
This sounds interestingSoundverb
make a certain noise or sound;
She went `Mmmmm'The gun went `bang'Soundverb
give off a certain sound or sounds;
This record sounds scratchySoundverb
announce by means of a sound;
sound the alarmSoundverb
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Soundverb
cause to sound;
sound the bellsound a certain noteSoundverb
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
Soundadjective
financially secure and safe;
sound investmentsa sound economySoundadjective
exercising or showing good judgment;
healthy scepticisma healthy fear of rattlesnakesthe healthy attitude of French lawshealthy relations between labor and managementan intelligent solutiona sound approach to the problemsound adviceno sound explanation for his decisionSoundadjective
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay;
a sound timberthe wall is sounda sound foundationSoundadjective
in excellent physical condition;
good teethI still have one good lega sound mind in a sound bodySoundadjective
reflects weight of sound argument or evidence;
a sound argumentSoundadjective
having legal efficacy or force;
a sound title to the propertySoundadjective
free from moral defect;
a man of sound characterSoundadjective
(of sleep) deep and complete;
a heavy sleepfell into a profound sleepa sound sleeperdeep wakeless sleepSoundadjective
thorough;
a sound thrashingSoundadverb
deeply or completely;
slept soundly through the stormis sound asleep
