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slovo definícia 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. [1913 Webster] 1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air. [1913 Webster] 2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle. [1913 Webster] He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had whistled him up. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind To prey at fortune. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air. [1913 Webster] The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Whistle (gcide) Whistle \Whis"tle\, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See Whistle, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Might we but hear The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes, . . . Or whistle from the lodge. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and by that means lost his whistle. --Spectator. [1913 Webster] They fear his whistle, and forsake the seas. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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). [1913 Webster] The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 4. The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of whistling. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] So was her jolly whistle well ywet. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles. --Walton. [1913 Webster] Whistle duck (Zool.), the American golden-eye. [1913 Webster] whistle (wn) 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"

podobné slovo definícia blow the whistle (mass) blow the whistle - prezradiť all the bells and whistles (encz) all the bells and whistles,s mnoha funkcemi Zdeněk Brož as clean as a whistle (encz) as clean as a whistle,bez nečistot Zdeněk Brožas clean as a whistle,čistý [fráz.] velmi čistý Pinoas clean as a whistle,čistý jako křišťál [fráz.] ekvivalent fráze Pino bells and whistles (encz) bells and whistles,atraktivní vlastnosti navíc n: pl. jose blow the whistle (encz) blow the whistle,prozradit v: Zdeněk Brož clean as a whistle (encz) clean as a whistle,čistý [fráz.] velmi čistý Pinoclean as a whistle,čistý jako křišťál [fráz.] ekvivalent fráze Pino factory whistle (encz) factory whistle, n: pennywhistle (encz) pennywhistle, n: steam whistle (encz) steam whistle, n: tin whistle (encz) tin whistle, n: wet your whistle (encz) wet your whistle, whistle blower (encz) whistle blower, n: whistle buoy (encz) whistle buoy, n: whistle stop (encz) whistle stop,bezvýznamné městečko n: Zdeněk Brožwhistle stop,s mnoha zastávkami Zdeněk Brož whistle-blower (encz) whistle-blower, whistle-blowing (encz) whistle-blowing,udavačství n: Zdeněk Brož whistle-stop (encz) whistle-stop,s mnoha zastávkami Zdeněk Brož 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. [1913 Webster + PJC] 2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so called in popular usage. [1913 Webster] 3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]