slovodefinícia
whistle
(encz)
whistle,hvízdat v: Zdeněk Brož
whistle
(encz)
whistle,pískání n: Zdeněk Brož
whistle
(encz)
whistle,pískat v: Zdeněk Brož
whistle
(encz)
whistle,pískat si v: PetrV
whistle
(encz)
whistle,písknutí n: Zdeněk Brož
whistle
(encz)
whistle,píšťala n:
whistle
(encz)
whistle,píšťalka n: PetrV
whistle
(encz)
whistle,zahvízdat v: Zdeněk Brož
Whistle
(gcide)
Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. t.
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1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a
tune or an air.
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2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle.
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He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he
had whistled him up. --Addison.
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To whistle off.
(a) To dismiss by a whistle; -- a term in hawking. "AS a
long-winged hawk when he is first whistled off the
fist, mounts aloft." --Burton.
(b) Hence, in general, to turn loose; to abandon; to
dismiss.
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I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind
To prey at fortune. --Shak.
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Note: "A hawk seems to have been usually sent off in this
way, against the wind when sent in search of prey; with
or down the wind, when turned loose, and abandoned."
--Nares.
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Whistle
(gcide)
Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Whistled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Whistling.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan.
hvisle, Icel. hv[imac]sla to whisper, and E. whisper.
[root]43. See Whisper.]
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1. To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by
forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by
contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or
series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.
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The weary plowman leaves the task of day,
And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay.
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2. To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument,
somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp,
shrill tone.
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3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill
sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.
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The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.
--Pope.
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Whistle
(gcide)
Whistle \Whis"tle\, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See
Whistle, v. i.]
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1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by
forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or
through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the
sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill
note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a
boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
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Might we but hear
The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes, .
. .
Or whistle from the lodge. --Milton.
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The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and
by that means lost his whistle. --Spectator.
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They fear his whistle, and forsake the seas.
--Dryden.
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2. The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or
through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like,
passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much
used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping
through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of
a metallic bell or cup.
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3. An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity,
or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like
that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips;
as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam
whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).
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The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope.
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4. The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of
whistling. [Colloq.]
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So was her jolly whistle well ywet. --Chaucer.
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Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
--Walton.
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Whistle duck (Zool.), the American golden-eye.
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whistle
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whistle
n 1: the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam
coming out of a small aperture [syn: whistle,
whistling]
2: the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or
blowing a whistle; "the whistle signalled the end of the
game" [syn: whistle, whistling]
3: a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by
blowing into it
4: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or
into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
5: an inexpensive fipple flute [syn: pennywhistle, {tin
whistle}, whistle]
v 1: make whistling sounds; "He lay there, snoring and
whistling"
2: move with, or as with, a whistling sound; "The bullets
whistled past him"
3: utter or express by whistling; "She whistled a melody"
4: move, send, or bring as if by whistling; "Her optimism
whistled away these worries"
5: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was
singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: whistle,
sing]
6: give a signal by whistling; "She whistled for her maid"
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(encz)
whistle blower, n:
whistle buoy
(encz)
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whistle stop
(encz)
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whistle-blower
(encz)
whistle-blower,
whistle-blowing
(encz)
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whistle-stop
(encz)
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whistle-stop tour
(encz)
whistle-stop tour, n:
whistleblow
(encz)
whistleblow,prásknout v: Martin M.whistleblow,udat v: Martin M.whistleblow,zazpívat v: Martin M.
whistleblower
(encz)
whistleblower, n:
whistled
(encz)
whistled,hvízdal v: Zdeněk Brožwhistled,zahvízdal v: Zdeněk Brož
whistler
(encz)
whistler,pískající osoba n: Zdeněk Brožwhistler,svišť n: Zdeněk Brož
whistles
(encz)
whistles,hvízdá v: Zdeněk Brožwhistles,píšťaly n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
whistlestop
(encz)
whistlestop, v:
wolf whistle
(encz)
wolf whistle,obdivné zahvízdnutí n: Zdeněk Brož
Steam whistle
(gcide)
Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS.
ste['a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps
originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.
Gr. sty`ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.]
1. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted
when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of
vapor; gaseous water.
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2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so
called in popular usage.
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3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes."
--Milton.
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Dry steam, steam which does not contain water held in
suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to
superheated steam.

Exhaust steam. See under Exhaust.

High steam, or High-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.

Low steam, or Low-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,
that of the atmosphere.

Saturated steam, steam at the temperature of the boiling
point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also
applied to wet steam.

Superheated steam, steam heated to a temperature higher
than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It
can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,
and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged
steam}, anhydrous steam, and steam gas.

Wet steam, steam which contains water held in suspension
mechanically; -- called also misty steam.
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Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to
denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived
from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;
as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or
steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam
heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.
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Steam blower.
(a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet
or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.
(b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.

Steam boiler, a boiler for producing steam. See Boiler,
3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the
boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,
which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,
enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and
through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which
delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the
dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g
the safety valve; hthe water gauge.

Steam car, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a
locomotive.

Steam carriage, a carriage upon wheels moved on common
roads by steam.

Steam casing. See Steam jacket, under Jacket.

Steam chest, the box or chamber from which steam is
distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,
etc., and which usually contains one or more valves; --
called also valve chest, and valve box. See Illust. of
Slide valve, under Slide.

Steam chimney, an annular chamber around the chimney of a
boiler furnace, for drying steam.

Steam coil, a coil of pipe, or a collection of connected
pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,
etc.

Steam colors (Calico Printing), colors in which the
chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber
is produced by steam.

Steam cylinder, the cylinder of a steam engine, which
contains the piston. See Illust. of Slide valve, under
Slide.

Steam dome (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the
boiler, from which steam is conducted to the engine. See
Illust. of Steam boiler, above.

Steam fire engine, a fire engine consisting of a steam
boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,
combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by
horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.

Steam fitter, a fitter of steam pipes.

Steam fitting, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;
also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.

Steam gas. See Superheated steam, above.

Steam gauge, an instrument for indicating the pressure of
the steam in a boiler. The mercurial steam gauge is a
bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which
is connected with the boiler while the other is open to
the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the
mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height
proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,
especially for high pressures, consists of a spring
pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer
of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,
closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to
straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or
a mass of confined air, etc.

Steam gun, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles
may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.

Steam hammer, a hammer for forging, which is worked
directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided
vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder
located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as
Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is
attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the
piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end
of the cylinder.

Steam heater.
(a) A radiator heated by steam.
(b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,
piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.

Steam jacket. See under Jacket.

Steam packet, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and
running periodically between certain ports.

Steam pipe, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a
pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.

Steam plow or Steam plough, a plow, or gang of plows,
moved by a steam engine.

Steam port, an opening for steam to pass through, as from
the steam chest into the cylinder.

Steam power, the force or energy of steam applied to
produce results; power derived from a steam engine.

Steam propeller. See Propeller.

Steam pump, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is
usually direct-acting.

Steam room (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above
the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.

Steam table, a table on which are dishes heated by steam
for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,
restaurant, etc.

Steam trap, a self-acting device by means of which water
that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will
be discharged without permitting steam to escape.

Steam tug, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling
ships.

Steam vessel, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or
steamship; a steamer.

Steam whistle, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as
of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly
discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a
warning or a signal. The steam issues from a narrow
annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or
hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,
and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a
common whistle.
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