measure vs sound

measure and sound both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
measure	Yes	No	Yes	No
sound	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, sound is a hyponym of measure; that is, sound is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than measure:

Other hyponyms of measure include gauge, scale, meter, pace, step, clock, time, fathom, titrate, plumb, librate, weigh.

measure (noun)	sound (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule	the subjective sensation of hearing something
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal	the audible part of a transmitted signal
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements	(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance	the sudden occurrence of an audible event
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats	a large ocean inlet or deep bay
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse	a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
a statute in draft before it becomes law	mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

measure (adjective)	sound (adjective)
	financially secure and safe
	in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
	complete; thorough
	(of sleep) deep and complete
	in excellent physical condition
	exercising or showing good judgment
	free from moral defect
	vigorous or severe
	having legal efficacy or force
	logically valid

measure (verb)	sound (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity	measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of	utter with vibrating vocal chords
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of	make a certain noise or sound
have certain dimensions	cause to sound
	announce by means of a sound
	give off a certain sound or sounds
	appear in a certain way