| audiotape |
a magnetic tape used to record sound, or a sound recording on such a tape. |
| audiovisual |
having both sound and a picture, as does a film. [1/2 definitions] |
| AV |
abbreviation of "audio-visual," having both sound and a picture, as does film. |
| baa |
to make the sound of a sheep; bleat. [1/2 definitions] |
| babble |
to make a soft, continuous sound, as of murmuring. [2/8 definitions] |
| baffle |
to obstruct or deflect the movement of (gases, sound waves, light, liquid, or the like). [2/4 definitions] |
| bang |
a sudden, loud, explosive sound. [2/11 definitions] |
| bark1 |
the harsh sound made by a dog. [3/7 definitions] |
| bass1 |
of or pertaining to the lowest musical tones or to sound at a low pitch. [1/5 definitions] |
| bass drum |
a large double-headed cylindrical drum that produces a low, reverberating sound. |
| bat2 |
any of various usu. night-flying mammals that have wings that are covered with membranes, and that sense objects mostly by means of reflected sound waves rather than by vision. |
| beeper |
a device that emits a beeping sound when it receives a radio signal, usu. used for paging those who carry it. |
| bell |
a hollow metal cup, often of bronze, which makes a ringing sound when struck by a hard object such as a clapper. [2/4 definitions] |
| bellow |
an act or sound of bellowing. [1/5 definitions] |
| bellows |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a device with a flexible, valved air chamber that can be expanded to draw in air and compressed to expel it through a nozzle, used to blow air on a fire or to sound a musical instrument. [1/3 definitions] |
| bilabial |
a speech sound made with the lips close together, as the consonants "b" and "m". [1/3 definitions] |
| binaural |
produced by two sound sources; stereophonic. [1/3 definitions] |
| bird call |
an imitation of this sound. [1/3 definitions] |
| birr1 |
a whirring sound. [2/3 definitions] |
| blare |
to sound loudly and harshly. [2/3 definitions] |
| blast |
a loud and startling sound. [3/12 definitions] |