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Emit

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light.

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Manner of action 94

Baa 76% connected

To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.

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Bark 76% connected

To strip the bark from; to peel.

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Beam 76% connected

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

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Belch 76% connected

To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to eruct.

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Bellow 76% connected

To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.

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Blat 76% connected

To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless noise; to talk inconsiderately.

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Bleat 76% connected

To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry like a sheep or calf.

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Bray 76% connected

To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.

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Bubble 76% connected

A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.

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Cackle 76% connected

To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

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Call 76% connected

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Caw 76% connected

To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.

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Cheep 76% connected

To chirp, as a young bird.

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Chirp 76% connected

To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or crickets.

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Chirrup 76% connected

To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.

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Chorus 76% connected

A band of singers and dancers.

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Clack 76% connected

To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of parts; to rattle; to click.

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Click 76% connected

To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.

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Cluck 76% connected

To make the noise, or utter the call, of a brooding hen.

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Coo 76% connected

To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the characteristic note of pigeons or doves.

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Croak 76% connected

To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.

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Crow 76% connected

To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.

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Cry 76% connected

To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Deliver 76% connected

To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or…

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Echo 76% connected

A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.

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Effuse 76% connected

Poured out freely; profuse.

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Emanate 76% connected

To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.

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Eruct 76% connected

Alt. of Eructate

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Exhale 76% connected

To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.

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Fume 76% connected

Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco.

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Gargle 76% connected

See Gargoyle.

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Gibber 76% connected

A balky horse.

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Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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Gobble 76% connected

To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.

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Groan 76% connected

To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.

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Growl 76% connected

To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound.

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Grumble 76% connected

To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.

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Grunt 76% connected

To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan or a deep guttural sound.

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Gurgle 76% connected

To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or a small stream among pebbles or stones.

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Haw 76% connected

A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard.

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Heave 76% connected

To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave heaved the boat on land.

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Hem 76% connected

Them

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Hiss 76% connected

To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a…

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Hollo 76% connected

Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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Honk 76% connected

The cry of a wild goose.

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Hoot 76% connected

To cry out or shout in contempt.

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Howl 76% connected

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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Lift 76% connected

The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament.

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Low 76% connected

strong imp. of Laugh.

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Meow 76% connected

See 6th and 7th Mew.

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Mew 76% connected

A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.

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Moan 76% connected

To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.

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Moo 76% connected

See Mo.

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Neigh 76% connected

To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.

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Nicker 76% connected

One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half-pence.

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Pant 76% connected

To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

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Peep 76% connected

To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.

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Quack 76% connected

To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.

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Radiate 76% connected

To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.

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Ray 76% connected

To array.

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Reek 76% connected

A rick.

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Reflect 76% connected

To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays o…

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Repeat 76% connected

To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or a poem.

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Roar 76% connected

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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Rumble 76% connected

To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder rumbles at a distance.

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Scintillate 76% connected

To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.

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Scream 76% connected

To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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Shine 76% connected

To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun shines by day; the moon shines by…

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Shoot 76% connected

An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artifi…

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Shout 76% connected

To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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Sibilate 76% connected

To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.

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Sigh 76% connected

To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or invol…

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Sing 76% connected

To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of…

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Siss 76% connected

To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger.

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Smack 76% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

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Smoke 76% connected

The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes, or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning vegetable matter, as wood, coal,…

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Snort 76% connected

To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and play.

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Spark 76% connected

A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.

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Sparkle 76% connected

A little spark; a scintillation.

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Spit 76% connected

A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.

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Splutter 76% connected

To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter.

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Sputter 76% connected

To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.

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Squall 76% connected

A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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Squeal 76% connected

To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.

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Steam 76% connected

The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor.

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Troat 76% connected

To cry, as a buck in rutting time.

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Trumpet 76% connected

A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in war and military exercises, and of great value in the orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tu…

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Tut 76% connected

Be still; hush; -- an exclamation used for checking or rebuking.

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Volley 76% connected

A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.

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Whinny 76% connected

To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.

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Wrawl 76% connected

To cry, as a cat; to waul.

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Yell 76% connected

To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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Yowl 76% connected

To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.

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Discharge 76% connected

To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.

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Distribute 76% connected

To divide among several or many; to deal out; to apportion; to allot.

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Eject 76% connected

To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to eject a traitor from the country; to…

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Evince 76% connected

To conquer; to subdue.

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Exhaust 76% connected

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

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Expel 76% connected

To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows.

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Express 76% connected

Exactly representing; exact.

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Release 76% connected

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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Show 76% connected

To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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Spread 76% connected

of Spread

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Emanation 74% connected

The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.

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Emanation 74% connected

The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin.

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Breathe 92% connected

To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.

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Utter 92% connected

Outer.

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Absorb 94% connected

To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.

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Absorb 94% connected

To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.

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