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noun
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (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.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
adj
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- logically valid
- exercising or showing good judgment
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verb
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
verb
- To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
- (figurative) To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
- (figurative) To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position.
- sound with resonance
- be received or understood
adj
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- of or relating to harmonics
- of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
- involving or characterized by harmony
- of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
- Recurring periodically.
- (mathematics) Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance.
- Pertaining to harmony.
- Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious.
- (Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
- (phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
noun
- a tone that is a component of a complex sound
- any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
- (music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
- (mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
- (physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
- (CB radio slang) One's child.
adj
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
- of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
- (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
- having similar disposition and tastes
- showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- (sound) Relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration.
- Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
- Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action.
- (neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.
- (relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
- A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence. (of magic)
- Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
- (construction) Designed in a sensitive or appropriate way.
noun
noun
- sound of rapid vibration
- a confusion of activity and gossip
- (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
- (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
- (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”).
- The audible friction of voiced consonants.
- A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
- A whisper.
- (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
verb
- make a buzzing sound
- be noisy with activity
- fly low
- call with a buzzer
- (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
- (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
- (transitive) To throw swiftly.
- (transitive) To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
- (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
- (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- (transitive, aviation, also figuratively) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.
- (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
- (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
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noun
- the act of vibrating
- case for holding arrows
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a shaky motion
- (weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- (mathematics) A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.
verb
noun
- the act of vibrating
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
- a shaky motion
- A single complete vibrating motion.
- (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
- (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
- (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
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noun
- An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
- (Internet) A user of chat rooms.
- (uncountable) The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.
- The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
- The sound of talking.
- Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
- The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
- (uncountable) In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
- (Internet) A user of livestream chat.
- One who chats.
- the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
- the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
- noisy talk
verb
- (intransitive) To talk idly.
- To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
- (intransitive, of teeth, machinery, etc.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.
- make noise as if chattering away
- cut unevenly with a chattering tool
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
noun
- A violent oscillation or vibration.
- An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
- (chiefly in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
- The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
- a remote or indirect consequence of some action
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
verb
- shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- make short successive sounds
- (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
- To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
- To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
- (transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
- (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
- (UK, slang) To experience withdrawal from drugs.
noun
- a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
- (music) A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
- (onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
- A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
- A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
- A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
- A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
- Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).
- (zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound.
noun
- A single beat, throb or vibration.
- Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.
- (botany) The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.
- The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
- a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
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verb
- (intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
- (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- (figurative, with "with") To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
- pulsate or pound with abnormal force
- tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
verb
- To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
- To make a rattling metallic sound.
- (Northern England) Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.
- To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
- (figuratively) To irritate or jar (something).
- make a sound typical of metallic objects
noun
noun
- a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
- (sociology) A quality of human relationship with the world.
- (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
- (medicine) The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
- (countable) A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- (physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
- (chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
- (uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
- (electronics) The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
- An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
- (astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
- (nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
verb
- (transitive) To cause to quaver or vibrate.
- (intransitive) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
- (transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
- (transitive) To modulate a tone's frequency.
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
- sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
noun
- A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.
- The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
- (military) In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.
- A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.
- a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
noun
- A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
- (figurative) A spicy taste; a tang.
- (botany) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
- Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.
- (anatomy) A bundle of minute blood vessels, a plexus.
- (chiefly in the plural) A fringe made of such threads.
- (mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
- The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
- (nautical) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
- (botany) A tuft, bundle, or fringe of any threadlike structures, as hairs on a leaf, fibers of a root.
- a thrumming sound
verb
- To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
- To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
- To make a monotonous drumming noise.
- (nautical) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in.
- make a rhythmic sound
- sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)
- sound with a monotonous hum
adj
noun
- (informal) Vibration.
- (informal) A vibrator (sex toy).
- (informal, preceded by the) Something that is good, trendy, pleasant, or atmospheric; a thing or person with a good vibe.
- (plural only, colloquial) A vibraphone.
- (informal, originally New Age jargon, often in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
verb
- (intransitive, colloquial) To agree.
- (transitive, colloquial) To feel in agreement with; to appreciate or enjoy.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To relax and enjoy oneself.
- (programming) To vibe code.
- (transitive, colloquial) To stimulate with a vibrator.
- (transitive, colloquial, jazz) To treat (a fellow performer) in a condescending or insulting manner, typically during a performance or jam session, to signal to them that they are unsatisfactory.
- (intransitive, colloquial, with with) To get along; to hit it off.
- to feel emotionally
verb
- (transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
- (transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
- (transitive, slang) To pleasure someone using a vibrator.
- (intransitive) To resonate.
- (intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
- (intransitive, music) To use vibrato.
- (transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
- sound with resonance
- move or swing from side to side regularly
- shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive, physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
- (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
- (transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
- (transitive, physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
- (transitive) To defray the costs.
- (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
- (intransitive) To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
- (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
- (transitive) To assimilate mentally.
- (transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
- (transitive) To occupy or consume time.
- (transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it.
- assimilate or take in
- become imbued
- devote (oneself) fully to
- cause to become one with
- consume all of one's attention or time
- suck or take up or in
- take up mentally
- take up, as of debts or payments
- take in, also metaphorically
noun
- An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
- (rare) A sleeveless chemise.
- A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
- lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
verb
- (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
- (intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
- (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
- (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
- To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
- tremble or shake
- dance a shimmy
noun
- a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
- exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
- The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
- (vulgar, slang) An annoying or stupid person; especially, a recalcitrant.
- A sharp, pungent taste or flavor; sometimes, a disagreeable one specifically.
- A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
- (music) A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
- (phonetics) The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
verb
- pronounce with a nasal twang
- twitch or throb with pain
- cause to sound with a twang
- sound with a twang
- pluck (strings of an instrument)
- (intransitive) To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
- (music) To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.
- (intransitive) To have a nasal sound.
- (ambitransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
verb
- To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
- (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
- make a soft swishing sound
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
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noun
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- shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
- move with or as if with a tremor
- move or cause to move back and forth
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- undermine or cause to waver
- shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
- bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
- move back and forth or sideways
- get rid of
- (intransitive, figurative) To be agitated; to lose firmness.
- (transitive, figurative) To threaten to overthrow.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
- (intransitive) To move from side to side.
- (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
- (transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
- (transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
- (transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
- (intransitive) To dance.
- (intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
noun
- frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- building material used as siding or roofing
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
- (building material) A thin shingle.
- A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
- The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
- A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
- A shook of staves and headings.
- (usually preceded by definite article) A dance popular in the 1960s in which the head, limbs, and body are shaken.
- (UK, dialect) The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
- (US, slang, uncountable) An adulterant added to cocaine powder.
- (music) In singing, notes (usually high ones) sung vibrato.
- (music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
- (nautical) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
- A shock or disturbance.
- (usually in the plural) A twitch, a spasm, a tremor.
- Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
- A milkshake.
- (historical, nuclear physics) An informal unit of time equal to 10 nanoseconds.
- A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
- (informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
- A fissure in rock or earth.
verb
- (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
- (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
- (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
- (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- shock physically
- place in a cylindrical vessel
- affect in a disagreeable way
noun
- (countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial, metonymic) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- (originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- (countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- (countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial) A pint glass
- (countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
- a sudden jarring impact
- a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food
- the quantity contained in a jar
noun
- a mechanical device that vibrates
- mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
- A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system.
- An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a moulding machine to shake the pattern loose.
- (historical) A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the step-up transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery-operated (automotive) valve radios.
- A trembler, as of an electric bell.
- A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.
- A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper.
- An oscillator.
- A vibrating reed in a musical instrument, especially a reed organ.
- An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.
- (weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, such as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens.
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- make a rattling sound
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- (UK) To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.
- To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
noun
- a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- Chatter; prattle.
- Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
- (colloquial) The tongue.
- An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
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noun
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- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
- (music) A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra etc.
- (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.
- (phonetics) A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- (medicine) A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- The air bladder of a fish.
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
- the subjective sensation of hearing something
- a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
- a large ocean inlet or deep bay
- the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the audible part of a transmitted signal
- the sudden occurrence of an audible event
adj
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- (of sleep) Quiet and deep.
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- (British, Ireland, slang) Good; acceptable; decent.
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Healthy.
- (mathematics, logic) Having the property of soundness.
- in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay
- in excellent physical condition
- free from moral defect
- vigorous or severe
- complete; thorough
- (of sleep) deep and complete
- financially secure and safe
- having legal efficacy or force
- logically valid
- exercising or showing good judgment
adv
intj
verb
- (intransitive) To produce a sound.
- (intransitive) Of a whale, to dive downwards.
- (transitive) To cause to produce a sound.
- (medicine) To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To fathom or test; to ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- (intransitive) To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- (intransitive, law, often with in) To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To ascertain, or to try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- (transitive, phonetics, of a vowel or consonant) To pronounce.
- (copulative) To convey an impression by one's sound.
- appear in a certain way
- cause to sound
- announce by means of a sound
- utter with vibrating vocal chords
- give off a certain sound or sounds
- measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
- make a certain noise or sound
noun
- sound of rapid vibration
- a confusion of activity and gossip
- (informal) Major topic of conversation; widespread rumor; information spread behind the scenes.
- (informal) A telephone call or e-mail.
- (uncountable) Synonym of fizz-buzz (“counting game”).
- The audible friction of voiced consonants.
- A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
- A whisper.
- (informal) A rush or feeling of energy or excitement; a feeling of slight intoxication.
verb
- make a buzzing sound
- be noisy with activity
- fly low
- call with a buzzer
- (by extension) To utter a murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.
- (transitive) To communicate with (a person) by means of a buzzer.
- (transitive) To throw swiftly.
- (transitive) To cut (the hair) in a close-cropped military style, or buzzcut.
- (chiefly of an insect) To fly while making such a sound.
- (transitive) To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an undertone; to spread, as a report, by whispers or secretly.
- (transitive, aviation, also figuratively) To fly at high speed and at a very low altitude over (an area), as to make a surprise pass.
- (intransitive) To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like that made by bees with their wings.
- Of a group of people, to talk about some interesting topic excitedly.
- (transitive) To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming voice.
- (colloquial) To show a high level of activity and haste, energization or excitement, to be busy as a bee in one’s actions but perhaps mentally charged.
noun
verb
noun
- the act of vibrating
- case for holding arrows
- an almost pleasurable sensation of fright
- a shaky motion
- (weaponry) A container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- (figuratively) A ready storage location for figurative tools or weapons.
- (mathematics) A multidigraph, especially in the context of representation theory.
verb
noun
- the act of vibrating
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
- a shaky motion
- A single complete vibrating motion.
- (parapsychology) A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
- (physics) Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
- (by extension, slang, often in the plural) An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
noun
verb
noun
- An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
- (Internet) A user of chat rooms.
- (uncountable) The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.
- The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
- The sound of talking.
- Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
- The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
- (uncountable) In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
- (Internet) A user of livestream chat.
- One who chats.
- the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
- the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
- noisy talk
verb
- (intransitive) To talk idly.
- To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
- (intransitive, of teeth, machinery, etc.) To make a noise by rapid collisions.
- make noise as if chattering away
- cut unevenly with a chattering tool
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- click repeatedly or uncontrollably
noun
- A violent oscillation or vibration.
- An echo, or a series of overlapping echoes.
- (chiefly in the plural) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion.
- The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
- a remote or indirect consequence of some action
- the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
noun
- A single beat, throb or vibration.
- Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.
- (botany) The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.
- The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
- a periodically recurring phenomenon that alternately increases and decreases some quantity
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
noun
verb
- (intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.
- (intransitive) To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- (figurative, with "with") To exhibit an attitude, trait, or affect powerfully and profoundly.
- pulsate or pound with abnormal force
- tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
- expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
noun
- a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
- an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
- the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
- having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
- a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
- (sociology) A quality of human relationship with the world.
- (figuratively) Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
- (medicine) The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
- (countable) A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
- (physics) The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
- (chemistry) The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
- (uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
- (electronics) The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
- An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
- (astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
- (nuclear physics) A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
noun
- A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
- (figurative) A spicy taste; a tang.
- (botany) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
- Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.
- (anatomy) A bundle of minute blood vessels, a plexus.
- (chiefly in the plural) A fringe made of such threads.
- (mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
- The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
- (nautical) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
- (botany) A tuft, bundle, or fringe of any threadlike structures, as hairs on a leaf, fibers of a root.
- a thrumming sound
verb
- To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
- To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
- To make a monotonous drumming noise.
- (nautical) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in.
- make a rhythmic sound
- sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)
- sound with a monotonous hum
adj
noun
- (informal) Vibration.
- (informal) A vibrator (sex toy).
- (informal, preceded by the) Something that is good, trendy, pleasant, or atmospheric; a thing or person with a good vibe.
- (plural only, colloquial) A vibraphone.
- (informal, originally New Age jargon, often in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing.
- a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively
verb
- (intransitive, colloquial) To agree.
- (transitive, colloquial) To feel in agreement with; to appreciate or enjoy.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To relax and enjoy oneself.
- (programming) To vibe code.
- (transitive, colloquial) To stimulate with a vibrator.
- (transitive, colloquial, jazz) To treat (a fellow performer) in a condescending or insulting manner, typically during a performance or jam session, to signal to them that they are unsatisfactory.
- (intransitive, colloquial, with with) To get along; to hit it off.
- to feel emotionally
noun
- An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
- (rare) A sleeveless chemise.
- A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
- lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
verb
- (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
- (intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
- (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
- (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
- To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
- tremble or shake
- dance a shimmy
noun
- a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
- exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
- The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
- (vulgar, slang) An annoying or stupid person; especially, a recalcitrant.
- A sharp, pungent taste or flavor; sometimes, a disagreeable one specifically.
- A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
- (music) A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
- (phonetics) The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
verb
- pronounce with a nasal twang
- twitch or throb with pain
- cause to sound with a twang
- sound with a twang
- pluck (strings of an instrument)
- (intransitive) To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
- (music) To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.
- (intransitive) To have a nasal sound.
- (ambitransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
verb
- (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
- (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
- (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
- (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- shock physically
- place in a cylindrical vessel
- affect in a disagreeable way
noun
- (countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial, metonymic) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- (originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- (countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- (countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial) A pint glass
- (countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
- a sudden jarring impact
- a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food
- the quantity contained in a jar
noun
- a mechanical device that vibrates
- mechanical device that produces vibratory motion; used for massage
- A vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating currents in a harmonic telegraph system.
- An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a moulding machine to shake the pattern loose.
- (historical) A device designed to electromechanically interrupt current flowing to the step-up transformer which was used to generate the high tension positive supply in old battery-operated (automotive) valve radios.
- A trembler, as of an electric bell.
- A vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.
- A device for vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish frictional resistance on the paper.
- An oscillator.
- A vibrating reed in a musical instrument, especially a reed organ.
- An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having an additional vibratory motion.
- (weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, such as one for slackening the warp as a shed opens.
noun
adj
verb
adv
verb
- To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
- (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
- make a soft swishing sound
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
noun
verb
- To vibrate or sound, especially in response to another vibration.
- (figurative) To have an effect or impact; to influence; to engender support.
- (figurative) To agree or sympathise, not necessarily perfectly, usually with an emotion, an attitude, or an intellectual position.
- sound with resonance
- be received or understood
verb
- shake and cause to make a rattling noise
- make short successive sounds
- (intransitive) To make a rattling noise; to make noise by or from shaking.
- To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering.
- To make a clatter with one's voice; to talk rapidly and idly; often with on or away.
- (transitive, ergative) To create a rattling sound by shaking or striking.
- (transitive, figurative, informal) To scare, startle, unsettle, or unnerve.
- (UK, slang) To experience withdrawal from drugs.
noun
- a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
- a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
- loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail
- (music) A musical instrument that makes a rattling sound.
- (onomatopoeia) A rapid succession of percussive sounds, as made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another.
- A rough noise produced in the throat by air passing through obstructed airways; croup; a death rattle.
- A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.
- A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.
- A baby’s toy designed to make sound when shaken, usually containing loose grains or pellets in a hollow container.
- Any of various plants of the genera Rhinanthus and Pedicularis, whose seeds produce a rattling noise in the wind.
- (historical units of measure) Alternative form of rottol: a former Middle Eastern and North African unit of dry weight usually equal to 1–5 lb (0.5–2.5 kg).
- (zoology) The set of rings at the end of a rattlesnake's tail which produce a rattling sound.
noun
verb
verb
- To cause (something) to make a rattling metallic sound.
- To make a rattling metallic sound.
- (Northern England) Of a person: to speak loudly or too much; to chatter, to prate; of a bird: to make a noisy chattering sound.
- To express or say (something) in an argumentative or harsh manner.
- (figuratively) To irritate or jar (something).
- make a sound typical of metallic objects
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to quaver or vibrate.
- (intransitive) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
- (transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
- (transitive) To modulate a tone's frequency.
- sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
- sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
noun
- A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.
- The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
- (military) In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.
- A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.
- a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
verb
- (transitive) To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.
- (transitive) To mark or measure by moving to and fro.
- (transitive, slang) To pleasure someone using a vibrator.
- (intransitive) To resonate.
- (intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
- (intransitive, music) To use vibrato.
- (transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro.
- sound with resonance
- move or swing from side to side regularly
- shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- feel sudden intense sensation or emotion
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive, physics) in receiving a physical impact or vibration without recoil.
- (transitive) To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully.
- (transitive, business) To assume or pay for as part of a commercial transaction.
- (transitive, physics) taking in radiant energy and converting it to a different form of energy, like heat.
- (transitive) To defray the costs.
- (transitive) To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in and use up.
- (transitive, physics) in receiving sound energy without repercussion or echo.
- (intransitive) To be absorbed, or sucked in; to sink in.
- (transitive) To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe, like a sponge or as the lacteals of the body; to chemically take in.
- (transitive) To assimilate mentally.
- (transitive) To accept or purchase in quantity.
- (transitive) To occupy or consume time.
- (transitive, physics, chemistry) To take in energy and convert it.
- assimilate or take in
- become imbued
- devote (oneself) fully to
- cause to become one with
- consume all of one's attention or time
- suck or take up or in
- take up mentally
- take up, as of debts or payments
- take in, also metaphorically
verb
- To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- (intransitive) To make a sibilant buzzing or droning sound.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to make such a sound.
- (intransitive) (of a panther) To make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented, much like the domestic cat’s purr.
- make a soft swishing sound
- make a vibrant sound, as of some birds
noun
verb
noun
verb
- shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively
- move with or as if with a tremor
- move or cause to move back and forth
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
- undermine or cause to waver
- shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state
- bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
- move back and forth or sideways
- get rid of
- (intransitive, figurative) To be agitated; to lose firmness.
- (transitive, figurative) To threaten to overthrow.
- (transitive, idiomatic) To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
- (intransitive) To move from side to side.
- (transitive) To disturb emotionally; to shock.
- (transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
- (transitive) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
- (transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.
- (intransitive) To dance.
- (intransitive, usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
- (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
noun
- frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- building material used as siding or roofing
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
- (building material) A thin shingle.
- A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
- The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
- A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
- A shook of staves and headings.
- (usually preceded by definite article) A dance popular in the 1960s in which the head, limbs, and body are shaken.
- (UK, dialect) The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
- (US, slang, uncountable) An adulterant added to cocaine powder.
- (music) In singing, notes (usually high ones) sung vibrato.
- (music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
- (nautical) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
- A shock or disturbance.
- (usually in the plural) A twitch, a spasm, a tremor.
- Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
- A milkshake.
- (historical, nuclear physics) An informal unit of time equal to 10 nanoseconds.
- A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
- (informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
- A fissure in rock or earth.
verb
- (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
- (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
- (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.
- (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.
- (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
- (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
- (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
- be incompatible; be or come into conflict
- move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
- shock physically
- place in a cylindrical vessel
- affect in a disagreeable way
noun
- (countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial, metonymic) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
- (originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- (countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- (countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
- (British, Ireland, colloquial) A pint glass
- (countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
- a sudden jarring impact
- a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food
- the quantity contained in a jar
verb
- make a rattling sound
- speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
- make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
- (UK) To cut the sheep's mark off (wool), to make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty.
- To chatter or babble; to utter rapidly without consideration.
- (intransitive) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
noun
- a simple valve with a hinge on one side; allows fluid to flow in only one direction
- a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
- Chatter; prattle.
- Anything that causes a clacking noise, such as the clapper of a mill, or a clack valve.
- (colloquial) The tongue.
- An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
verb
noun
noun
- An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
- (rare) A sleeveless chemise.
- A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
- A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
- a woman's sleeveless undergarment
- an abnormal wobble in a motor vehicle (especially in the front wheels)
- lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips
verb
- (intransitive) To vibrate abnormally, as a broken wheel.
- (intransitive, video games) To move across a narrow ledge, either by hanging from it or by strafing on it along the wall.
- (intransitive, rare) To shake the body as if dancing the shimmy.
- (dance) To perform a shimmy (dance movement involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately).
- To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).
- tremble or shake
- dance a shimmy
noun
- A thrumming sound; a hum or vibration.
- (figurative) A spicy taste; a tang.
- (botany) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
- Any short piece of leftover thread or yarn; a tuft or tassel.
- (anatomy) A bundle of minute blood vessels, a plexus.
- (chiefly in the plural) A fringe made of such threads.
- (mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or fault along a seam.
- The ends of the warp threads in a loom which remain unwoven attached to the loom when the web is cut.
- (nautical) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
- (nautical, chiefly in the plural) Small pieces of rope yarn used for making mats or mops.
- (botany) A tuft, bundle, or fringe of any threadlike structures, as hairs on a leaf, fibers of a root.
- a thrumming sound
verb
- To cause a steady rhythmic vibration, usually by plucking.
- To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
- To make a monotonous drumming noise.
- (nautical) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn in.
- make a rhythmic sound
- sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)
- sound with a monotonous hum
adj
adj
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- of or relating to harmonics
- of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm
- involving or characterized by harmony
- of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds
- Recurring periodically.
- (mathematics) Used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance.
- Pertaining to harmony.
- Pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious.
- (Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
- (phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
noun
- a tone that is a component of a complex sound
- any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental
- (music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
- (mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
- (physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
- (CB radio slang) One's child.
adj
- relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body
- expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
- of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
- (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
- having similar disposition and tastes
- showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
- (sound) Relating to musical tones produced by sympathetic vibration or to strings so tuned as to sound by sympathetic vibration.
- Attracting the liking of others. (of a person)
- Showing approval of or favor towards an idea or action.
- (neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Relating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves.
- (relational) Relating to, producing, or denoting an effect which arises through an affinity, interdependence, or mutual association.
- A supernatural connection or power resulting from two items having the same form or some other correspondence. (of magic)
- Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
- (construction) Designed in a sensitive or appropriate way.