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screech
(encz) | screech,pištění n: Zdeněk Brož |
screech
(encz) | screech,pištět v: Zdeněk Brož |
Screech
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\ (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screeched;
p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE.
skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.
skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch,
W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek, v.,
Scream, v.]
To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in
terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl,
screeching loud." --Shak.
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Screech
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
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Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare;
-- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zool.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
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screech
(wn) | screech
n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek,
shrieking, scream, screaming]
2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked
when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining
noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak,
screak, skreak]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak,
skreak, skreigh, screech] |
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screech
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screech owl
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screecher
(encz) | screecher, n: |
screeches
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screeching
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screechy
(encz) | screechy,skřípavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
screaky screechy squeaking squeaky squealing
(gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
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Screech bird
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
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Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare;
-- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zool.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
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Screech hawk
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
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Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare;
-- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zool.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
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screech martin
(gcide) | Swift \Swift\, n.
1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,
insectivorous birds of the family Micropodidae. In form
and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are
destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing
birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to
the humming birds.
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Note: The common European swift (Cypselus apus syn.
Micropus apus) nests in church steeples and under the
tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and
shrill screams. It is called also black martin,
black swift, hawk swallow, devil bird,
swingdevil, screech martin, and shriek owl. The
common American, or chimney, swift ({Chaetura
pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.
It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,
and is called also chimney swallow. The Australian
swift (Chaetura caudacuta) also has sharp naked tips
to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift
(Cypselus melba) is whitish beneath, with a white
band across the breast. The common Indian swift is
Cypselus affinis. See also Palm swift, under
Palm, and Tree swift, under Tree.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine
lizard.
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4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under Ghost.
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5. [Cf. Swivel.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding
yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.
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6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.
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Screech owl
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
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Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare;
-- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zool.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
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Screech rain
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
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Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare;
-- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zool.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
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Screech thrush
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\, n.
A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a
shriek; a scream.
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Screech bird, or Screech thrush (Zool.), the fieldfare;
-- so called from its harsh cry before rain.
Screech rain.
Screech hawk (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called
from its note. [Prov. Eng.]
Screech owl. (Zool.)
(a) A small American owl (Scops asio), either gray or
reddish in color.
(b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other
species.
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Screeched
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\ (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screeched;
p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE.
skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.
skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch,
W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek, v.,
Scream, v.]
To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in
terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl,
screeching loud." --Shak.
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Screechers
(gcide) | Screechers \Screech"ers\, n. pl. (Zool.)
The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.
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Screeching
(gcide) | Screech \Screech\ (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screeched;
p. pr. & vb. n. Screeching.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE.
skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.
skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.
skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch,
W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. Shriek, v.,
Scream, v.]
To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in
terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl,
screeching loud." --Shak.
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Screechy
(gcide) | Screechy \Screech"y\, a.
Like a screech; shrill and harsh.
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screech
(wn) | screech
n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek,
shrieking, scream, screaming]
2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked
when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining
noise" [syn: whine, squeak, screech, creak,
screak, skreak]
2: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak,
skreak, skreigh, screech] |
screech owl
(wn) | screech owl
n 1: any owl that has a screeching cry
2: small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
whose call sounds like a quavering whistle [syn: {screech
owl}, Otus asio] |
screecher
(wn) | screecher
n 1: someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn:
roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher,
shouter, yeller] |
screeching
(wn) | screeching
n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
brakes" [syn: screech, screeching, shriek,
shrieking, scream, screaming]
2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching] |
screechy
(wn) | screechy
adj 1: having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made
by a mouse or a rusty hinge [syn: screaky, screechy,
squeaking, squeaky, squealing] |
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