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noun
- sharp piercing cry
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
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- resembling a scream in effect
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
- Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- (informal) First-rate; splendid.
- (gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
- Obvious; distinct.
- (informal) Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
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- sharp piercing cry
- (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
- (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
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- utter a harsh abrupt scream
- complain
- (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
- (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
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- informal terms for objecting
- the noise of squawking
- (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
- The American night heron.
- (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
- (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
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- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
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- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
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- utter a shrill cry
- begin to play or sing
- (intransitive) To begin singing or playing musical notes on a pipe or similar wind instrument.
- (intransitive) To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.
- (transitive, rare) To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.
- (intransitive, of wind, etc.) To begin to blow more vigorously.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- make a stop in a harbour
- consider or regard as being
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- order, request, or command to come
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- present for redemption before maturation
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
- indicate a decision in regard to
- pay a brief visit
- utter a characteristic note or cry
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
- demand payment of (a loan)
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- utter in a loud voice or announce
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
- order or request or give a command for
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
- (transitive) To declare in advance.
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- (transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- (Yorkshire, transitive) To scold.
- (transitive) To predict.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To stop at a station or port.
- (transitive) To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
- (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- (intransitive, poker) To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
- (passive voice) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
- (ditransitive) To name or refer to.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- (sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
- (billiards) To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- (transitive, jazz) To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- (transitive) To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- (transitive) To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- (intransitive) To cry or shout.
- (transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
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- A cry or shout.
- a demand
- a brief social visit
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- a visit in an official or professional capacity
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a request
- a method of contacting a person by phone
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
- (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- (finance) Ellipsis of call option.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- (in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
- A decision or judgement.
- (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- (informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- (law) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- proclaim or announce in public
- utter a characteristic sound
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- bring into a particular state by crying
- demand immediate action
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
- (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
- (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
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- a fit of weeping
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
- A clamour or outcry.
- A shout or scream.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- (collectively) A group of hounds.
- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- use foul or abusive language towards
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
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- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
- (UK, dialect) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
- (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- (transitive) To convey by shouting.
- (intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
- (informal, usually followed by at) To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
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- Piercingly; keenly; severely; painfully.
- Quickly and alertly.
- Rapidly, abruptly.
- (to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
- Steeply; precipitously.
- Stylishly, smartly.
- Precisely, accurately.
- So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
- In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
- In a strongly distinguishing or differentiating manner; acutely.
- Of speech, sternly, harshly or critically.
- So as to form a sharp, or tight, angle.
- in an aggressive manner
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
- very suddenly and to a great degree
- in a well delineated manner
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- emit long loud cries
- cry loudly, as of animals
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- To utter with outcry.
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- emit long loud cries
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- make a loud noise, as of animal
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- (transitive) To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- (figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
- Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- (British Yorkshire, North Midlands, informal) To cry.
- (intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
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- emit long loud cries
- cry weakly or softly
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
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- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- intense or sharp
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- utter shrill sounds
- express pleasure verbally
- dwell on with satisfaction
- (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
- (intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- (intransitive, music) To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
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- an instance of boastful talk
- black birds having a raucous call
- the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
- (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
- (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.
- (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- (military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
- (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”).
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- A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
- (medicine) A high-pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction.
- a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx
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- Sharp, caustic, severe.
- (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
- Extremely sour, bitter.
- Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
- sour or bitter in taste
- tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
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- a vicious angry growl
- an angry vicious expression
- something jumbled or confused
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- A squabble.
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- make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
- make more complicated or confused through entanglements
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé
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- sharp piercing cry
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
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- resembling a scream in effect
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
- Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- (informal) First-rate; splendid.
- (gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
- Obvious; distinct.
- (informal) Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
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- sharp piercing cry
- (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
- (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
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- emit long loud cries
- cry loudly, as of animals
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- To utter with outcry.
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- A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
- (medicine) A high-pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction.
- a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx
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- a vicious angry growl
- an angry vicious expression
- something jumbled or confused
- A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like, difficult to disentangle.
- A growl, for example that of an angry or surly dog, or similar; grumbling sounds.
- An intricate complication; a problematic difficulty; a knotty or tangled situation.
- A slow-moving traffic jam.
- The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression; an angry contention.
- A squabble.
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- make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise
- make more complicated or confused through entanglements
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
- utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
- (transitive) To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots.
- (transitive) To place in an embarrassing situation; to ensnare; to make overly complicated.
- (transitive) To complain angrily; to utter growlingly.
- (intransitive) To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.
- (transitive, intransitive) To be congested in traffic, or to make traffic congested.
- (intransitive) To growl angrily by gnashing or baring the teeth; to gnarl; to utter grumbling sounds.
- (intransitive) To become entangled.
- To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner surface; to repoussé
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- emit long loud cries
- cry weakly or softly
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- make a stop in a harbour
- consider or regard as being
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- order, request, or command to come
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- present for redemption before maturation
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
- indicate a decision in regard to
- pay a brief visit
- utter a characteristic note or cry
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
- demand payment of (a loan)
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- utter in a loud voice or announce
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
- order or request or give a command for
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
- (transitive) To declare in advance.
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- (transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- (Yorkshire, transitive) To scold.
- (transitive) To predict.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To stop at a station or port.
- (transitive) To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
- (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- (intransitive, poker) To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
- (passive voice) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
- (ditransitive) To name or refer to.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- (sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
- (billiards) To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- (transitive, jazz) To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- (transitive) To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- (transitive) To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- (intransitive) To cry or shout.
- (transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
noun
- A cry or shout.
- a demand
- a brief social visit
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- a visit in an official or professional capacity
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a request
- a method of contacting a person by phone
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
- (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- (finance) Ellipsis of call option.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- (in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
- A decision or judgement.
- (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- (informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- (law) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
noun
- sharp piercing cry
- (countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- (uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
- (countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- (Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
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- utter a harsh abrupt scream
- complain
- (slang, intransitive) To speak out; to protest.
- To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.
- (slang, intransitive) To report an infraction; to rat on or tattle; to disclose a secret.
- (aviation) To set or transmit a four-digit transponder code. (Normally followed by the specific code in question.)
- (programming, intransitive, informal) To produce a warning message, indicating a possible error.
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- informal terms for objecting
- the noise of squawking
- (aviation) An issue or complaint related to aircraft maintenance.
- A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
- The American night heron.
- (programming, informal) A warning message indicating a possible error.
- (aviation) A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals.
- (informal) A complaint or objection.
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- utter a shrill cry
- trim with piping
- transport by pipeline
- play on a pipe
- (intransitive) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
- (transitive) To install or configure with pipes.
- (transitive) To dab moisture away from.
- (US, journalism, slang) To invent or embellish (a story).
- (transitive, computing, chiefly Unix) To directly feed (the output of one program) as input to another program, indicated by the pipe character (|) at the command line.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee: to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (transitive, nautical) To order or signal by a note pattern on a boatswain's pipe.
- (intransitive) To shout loudly and at high pitch.
- (transitive, slang, of a man) To have sex with a woman.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.
- (intransitive, metallurgy) Of a metal ingot: to become hollow in the process of solidifying.
- (transitive, cooking) To create or decorate with piping (icing).
- (transitive) To hit with a pipe.
- (transitive) To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.
- (ambitransitive) To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.
noun
- the flues and stops on a pipe organ
- a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
- a hollow cylindrical shape
- a tubular wind instrument
- A type of pasta similar to macaroni.
- (especially in informal contexts) A water pipe.
- (Canada, US, colloquial, historical) The distance travelled between two rest periods during which one could smoke a pipe.
- (computing, typography) The character |.
- (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe.
- (mining) An elongated or irregular body or vein of ore.
- (computing) A mechanism that enables one program to communicate with another by sending its output to the other as input.
- (Australia, colloquial, historical) An anonymous satire or essay, insulting and frequently libellous, written on a piece of paper which was rolled up and left somewhere public where it could be found and thus spread, to embarrass the author's enemies.
- (computing, slang) A data backbone, or broadband Internet access.
- (smoking) A hollow stem with a bowl at one end used for smoking, especially a tobacco pipe but also including various other forms such as a water pipe.
- (geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia.
- The contents of such a vessel, as a liquid measure, sometimes set at 126 wine gallons; half a tun.
- Decorative edging stitched to the hems or seams of an object made of fabric (clothing, hats, curtains, pillows, etc.), often in a contrasting color; piping.
- (music) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube.
- (lacrosse) One of the goalposts of the goal.
- A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- A tubular passageway in the human body such as a blood vessel or the windpipe.
- (slang) A man's penis.
- (slang) A telephone.
- A rigid tube that transports water, steam, or other fluid, as used in plumbing and numerous other applications.
- The key or sound of the voice.
- A large container for storing liquids or foodstuffs; now especially a vat or cask of cider or wine. (See a diagram comparing cask sizes.)
verb
- utter a shrill cry
- begin to play or sing
- (intransitive) To begin singing or playing musical notes on a pipe or similar wind instrument.
- (intransitive) To speak up, especially in a robust, assertive manner; to say something loudly and suddenly.
- (transitive, rare) To call, awaken, or summon, as with a musical instrument.
- (intransitive, of wind, etc.) To begin to blow more vigorously.
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- sharp piercing cry
- a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- a joke that seems extremely funny
- A loud, emphatic, exclamation of extreme emotion, especially horror, fear, excitement, or anger; it may comprise a word or a sustained, high-pitched vowel sound.
- A loud vocalisation of many animals, especially in response to pain or fear.
- (informal) Used as an intensifier.
- (printers' slang) An exclamation mark.
- (music) A form of singing associated with the metal and screamo styles of music. It is a loud, rough, distorted version of the voice; rather than the normal voice of the singer.
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- make a loud, piercing sound
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- To move quickly; to race.
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
- (informal) To be very indicative of; clearly having the characteristics of.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- make a stop in a harbour
- consider or regard as being
- send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message
- give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance
- order, request, or command to come
- assign a specified (usually proper) name to
- present for redemption before maturation
- make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
- indicate a decision in regard to
- pay a brief visit
- utter a characteristic note or cry
- get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense
- rouse somebody from sleep with a call
- challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
- order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role
- call a meeting; invite or command to meet
- read aloud to check for omissions or absentees
- ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality
- demand payment of (a loan)
- greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
- utter in a loud voice or announce
- declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee
- order or request or give a command for
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
- stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
- (transitive) To declare in advance.
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- (transitive, with into) To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- (Yorkshire, transitive) To scold.
- (transitive) To predict.
- (transitive, colloquial) To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- (baseball, cricket) (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To stop at a station or port.
- (transitive) To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- (transitive, finance) To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- (ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.
- (intransitive) To request, summon, or beckon.
- (intransitive, poker, proscribed) To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- (cricket) (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- (intransitive, poker) To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- (transitive, computing) To jump to (another part of a program); to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- (transitive, banking) To demand repayment of a loan.
- (passive voice) Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- (transitive) To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- (transitive, sometimes with for) To require, demand.
- (ditransitive) To name or refer to.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- (sports) To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
- (billiards) To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- (transitive, jazz) To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- (transitive) To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- (transitive) To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- (intransitive) To cry or shout.
- (transitive) To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
noun
- A cry or shout.
- a demand
- a brief social visit
- a demand for a show of hands in a card game
- (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- a visit in an official or professional capacity
- a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring their margin up to the minimum requirement
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- a request
- a method of contacting a person by phone
- the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
- a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
- an instruction that interrupts the program being executed
- (nautical) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- (nautical) A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- (finance) Ellipsis of call option.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- (in negative constructions) Need; necessity.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- (poker) The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- (cricket) The act of calling to the other batsman.
- A decision or judgement.
- (cricket) The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- (uncountable) A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- (informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- (law) A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- (US, law) A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- proclaim or announce in public
- utter a characteristic sound
- shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- bring into a particular state by crying
- demand immediate action
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- (intransitive) To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- (transitive) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping.
- (ambitransitive) To shout, scream, yell.
- (transitive) To utter loudly; to call out; to declare publicly.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.
- To make oral and public proclamation of; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially things lost or found, goods to be sold, auctioned, etc.
- (intransitive) To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals do.
noun
- a fit of weeping
- a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate)
- the characteristic utterance of an animal
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- a slogan used to rally support for a cause
- A clamour or outcry.
- A shout or scream.
- Words shouted or screamed.
- (of an animal) A typical sound made by the species in question.
- A desperate or urgent request.
- (collectively) A group of hounds.
- A shedding of tears; the act of crying.
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- utter a sudden loud cry
- use foul or abusive language towards
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
- (intransitive) To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
- (Internet) To post a text message (for example, email) in upper case, regarded as the electronic messaging equivalent of oral shouting.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To forcefully attract attention or proclaim one’s presence.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) To pay for food, drink or entertainment for others.
- (transitive) To utter with a shout; to cry; to shout out
noun
- a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
- (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.
- (UK, dialect) A flat-bottomed boat, a barge (for carrying cargo, etc), now especially a light boat used in duck-shooting.
- A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
- (informal) A greeting, name-check or other mention, for example on a radio or TV program.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.
- (informal) A suggestion; an idea.
verb
- utter a sudden loud cry
- utter or declare in a very loud voice
- (transitive) To convey by shouting.
- (intransitive) To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement.
- (informal, usually followed by at) To tell someone off, to scold or rebuke, typically in a loud and angry manner.
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- emit long loud cries
- cry loudly, as of animals
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- To utter with outcry.
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verb
- emit long loud cries
- utter words loudly and forcefully
- make a loud noise, as of animal
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
- act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- (transitive) To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- (figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
- Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- (British Yorkshire, North Midlands, informal) To cry.
- (intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
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verb
- emit long loud cries
- cry weakly or softly
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
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- utter shrill sounds
- express pleasure verbally
- dwell on with satisfaction
- (intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
- (intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
- (intransitive, music) To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
noun
- an instance of boastful talk
- black birds having a raucous call
- the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
- (derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
- The cry or call of a rooster or a cockerel, especially as heard at sunrise.
- (ethnic slur, offensive, slang) A black person.
- (historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
- Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
- A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- (military, slang) The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
- (among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.
- A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
- Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”).
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- Piercingly; keenly; severely; painfully.
- Quickly and alertly.
- Rapidly, abruptly.
- (to describe breathing) Suddenly and intensely like a gasp, but typically as the result of an emotional reaction.
- Steeply; precipitously.
- Stylishly, smartly.
- Precisely, accurately.
- So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
- In an intellectually alert and penetrating manner.
- In a strongly distinguishing or differentiating manner; acutely.
- Of speech, sternly, harshly or critically.
- So as to form a sharp, or tight, angle.
- in an aggressive manner
- changing suddenly in direction and degree
- very suddenly and to a great degree
- in a well delineated manner
adj
- Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
- Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
- (British) Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
- (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- Fierce, intense, vehement.
- Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
- Of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- excellent
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having a sharp cutting edge or point
- intense or sharp
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- resembling a scream in effect
- so extremely intense as to evoke screams
- Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
- marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
- (informal) First-rate; splendid.
- (gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
- Obvious; distinct.
- (informal) Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
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- Sharp, caustic, severe.
- (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.
- Extremely sour, bitter.
- Causing a dry or puckering mouthfeel; characteristic of foods with high tannin content, such as certain kinds of berries and citrus fruits.
- sour or bitter in taste
- tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue