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Aspirate
noun · 78% connection
A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like the sound of h; the breathing h or a character representing such a sound; an…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Clank
noun · 78% connection
A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a duller or less resoun…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Click
verb · 78% connection
To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Clink
verb · 78% connection
To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Collision
noun · 78% connection
The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Crepitant
adjective · 78% connection
Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Dash
noun · 78% connection
Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Din
noun · 78% connection
Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or clanging sound; clamor; roar.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Gyve
verb · 78% connection
To fetter; to shackle; to chain. H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the consonants, and is formed with t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Hard
superl. · 78% connection
Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Inflict
verb · 78% connection
To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to bear, feel, or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Jar
noun · 78% connection
A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Jingle
verb · 78% connection
To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Libration point
noun · 78% connection
any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon system, where…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Myzostomata
n. pl. · 78% connection
An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and five pairs of ho…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Peal
noun · 78% connection
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Percutient
adjective · 78% connection
Striking; having the power of striking.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
Pinch
verb · 78% connection
To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: rattling, sound, striking, hard, bodies.
