Bead proof () Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it |
Bead proof () A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken. |
Bullet-proof (a.) Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. |
High-proof (a.) Highly rectified |
High-proof (a.) So as to stand any test. |
Plot-proof (a.) Secure against harm by plots. |
Proof (n.) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth |
Proof (n.) That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief |
Proof (n.) The quality or state of having been proved or tried |
Proof (n.) Firmness of mind |
Proof (n.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination |
Proof (n.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5. |
Proof (v. t.) Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable |
Proof (a.) Used in proving or testing |
Proof (a.) Firm or successful in resisting |
Proof (a.) Being of a certain standard as to strength |
Proof-arm (v. t.) To arm with proof armor |
Proof-proof (a.) Proof against proofs |
Re-sound (v. t. & i.) To sound again or anew. |
Shame-proof (n.) Shameless. |
Shot-proof (a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
Sound (n.) The air bladder of a fish |
Sound (n.) A cuttlefish. |
Sound (superl.) Whole |
Sound (superl.) Healthy |
Sound (superl.) Firm |
Sound (superl.) Free from error |
Sound (superl.) Founded in truth or right |
Sound (superl.) heavy |
Sound (superl.) Undisturbed |
Sound (superl.) Founded in law |
Sound (adv.) Soundly. |
Sound (n.) A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland and an island |
Sound (v. t.) To measure the depth of |
Sound (v. t.) Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person) |
Sound (v. t.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a sound |
Sound (v. i.) To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device. |
Sound (n.) 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. |
Sound (n.) The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration of a material substance affecting the ear |
Sound (n.) The occasion of sound |
Sound (n.) Noise without signification |
Sound (v. i.) To make a noise |
Sound (v. i.) To be conveyed in sound |
Sound (v. i.) To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a certain import, when heard |
Sound (v. t.) To causse to make a noise |
Sound (v. t.) To cause to exit as a sound |
Sound (v. t.) To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or sounds |
Sound (v. t.) To celebrate or honor by sounds |
Sound (v. t.) To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same to emit sounds and noting their character |
Sound (v. t.) To signify |
validation proof substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
sound ranging | locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions |
sound reproduction | the reproduction of sound |
burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
damp-proof course damp course | a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
hi-fi high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
sound bow | contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes |
sound camera | a movie camera that records sounds in synchrony with the visual images |
sound film | motion-picture film with sound effects and dialogue recorded on it |
sound hole | a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones |
sound recording audio recording audio | a recording of acoustic signals |
sound spectrograph | a spectrograph for acoustic spectra |
sound truck | a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising |
judgment judgement sound judgment sound judgement perspicacity | the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions |
sound | the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause, the sound of rain on the roof, the beautiful sound of music |
sound property | an attribute of sound |
echo reverberation sound reflection replication | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves, she could hear echoes of her own footsteps |
acoustic power sound pressure level | the physical intensity of sound |
auditory perception sound perception | the perception of sound as a meaningful phenomenon |
sound auditory sensation | the subjective sensation of hearing something, he strained to hear the faint sounds |
proof cogent evidence | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something, if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it |
sound effect | an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play |
morphology sound structure syllable structure word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
sound law | a law describing sound changes in the history of a language |
audio sound | the audible part of a transmitted signal, they always raise the audio for commercials |
phonetic alphabet sound alphabet | an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech |
proof test copy trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
galley proof | a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages |
foundry proof | a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made |
proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
mathematical proof | proof of a mathematical theorem |
logical proof | proof of a logical theorem |
phone speech sound sound | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language |
vowel vowel sound | a speech sound made with the vocal tract open |
stop consonant stop occlusive plosive consonant plosive speech sound plosive | a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it, his stop consonants are too aspirated |
sonant voiced sound | a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords |
sound bite | a very short speech, usually on radio or television |
sound wave acoustic wave | (acoustics) a wave that transmits sound |
sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event, the sound awakened them |
proof spirit | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume atdegrees Fahrenheit |
Long Island Sound | a sound between Long Island and Connecticut |
Puget Sound | an inlet of the North Pacific in northwestern Washington State |
Queen Charlotte Sound | an inlet of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia |
sound | a large ocean inlet or deep bay, the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast |
strait sound | a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water |
sound | mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium, falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them |
sound pressure instantaneous sound pressure | the difference between the instantaneous pressure at a point in a sound field and the average pressure at that point |
sonic barrier sound barrier | the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound |