| slovo | definícia |
shriek
(encz) | shriek,výkřik n: Zdeněk Brož |
shriek
(encz) | shriek,zaječení n: Zdeněk Brož |
shriek
(encz) | shriek,zaječet v: Pino |
shriek
(encz) | shriek,zapištět v: Pino |
Shriek
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, n.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as
is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
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Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.
--Dryden.
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Shriek owl. (Zool.)
(a) The screech owl.
(b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.
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Shriek
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E.
screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.]
To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds
and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or
anguish.
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It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.
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At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
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Shriek
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, v. t.
To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or
shrieks.
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On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl,
Shrieking his baleful note. --Spenser.
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She shrieked his name
To the dark woods. --Moore.
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shriek
(wn) | shriek
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
2: 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]
v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: shriek, shrill, pipe up,
pipe] |
shriek
(foldoc) | exclamation mark
!
excl
exclamation point
shriek
The character "!" with ASCII code 33.
Common names: bang; pling; excl (/eks'kl/); shriek; ITU-T:
exclamation mark, exclamation point (US). Rare: factorial;
exclam; smash; cuss; boing; yell; wow; hey; wham; eureka;
soldier; INTERCAL: spark-spot.
The Commonwealth Hackish, "pling", is common among {Acorn
Archimedes} owners. Bang is more common in the USA.
The occasional CMU usage, "shriek", is also used by APL
fans and mathematicians, especially category theorists.
Exclamation mark is used in C and elsewhere as the logical
negation operation (NOT).
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shriek
(jargon) | shriek
n.
See excl. Occasional CMU usage, also in common use among APL fans and
mathematicians, especially category theorists.
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shrieked
(encz) | shrieked, adj: |
shrieker
(encz) | shrieker,křičící osoba n: Zdeněk Brož |
shrieking
(encz) | shrieking,ječení n: Zdeněk Brož |
shrieks
(encz) | shrieks,ječení n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Shriek
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, n.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as
is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
[1913 Webster]
Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Shriek owl. (Zool.)
(a) The screech owl.
(b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.
[1913 Webster]Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E.
screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.]
To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds
and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or
anguish.
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It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.
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At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Shriek \Shriek\, v. t.
To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or
shrieks.
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On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl,
Shrieking his baleful note. --Spenser.
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She shrieked his name
To the dark woods. --Moore.
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Shriek owl
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, n.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as
is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
[1913 Webster]
Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.
--Dryden.
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Shriek owl. (Zool.)
(a) The screech owl.
(b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.
[1913 Webster]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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shriek owl
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, n.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as
is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
[1913 Webster]
Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Shriek owl. (Zool.)
(a) The screech owl.
(b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.
[1913 Webster]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.
[1913 Webster]
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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Shrieked
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E.
screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.]
To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds
and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or
anguish.
[1913 Webster]
It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
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Shrieker
(gcide) | Shrieker \Shriek"er\, n.
One who utters a shriek.
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Shrieking
(gcide) | Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrieked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrieking.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E.
screech. See Screech, and cf. Screak.]
To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds
and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or
anguish.
[1913 Webster]
It was the owl that shrieked. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train
Echoed her grief. --Dryden.
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shrieked
(wn) | shrieked
adj 1: uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror |
shrieking
(wn) | shrieking
n 1: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
[syn: scream, screaming, shriek, shrieking,
screech, screeching]
2: 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] |
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