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Shrillness

The quality or state of being shrill.

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Interest 76% connected

To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest…

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Interestingness 76% connected

The condition or quality of being interesting.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Timber 76% connected

A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases forty skins, in others one hundred…

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Timbre 76% connected

See 1st Timber.

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Tone 76% connected

Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud, grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.

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Sharp 74% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Sharp 74% connected

Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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Shrill 74% connected

Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

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Shrill 74% connected

Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Acute adjective · 78% connection

High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent.

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Argute adjective · 78% connection

Sharp; shrill.

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Catcall noun · 78% connection

A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument f…

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Cherup verb · 78% connection

To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup.

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Chirk verb · 78% connection

To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.

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Cicada noun · 78% connection

Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by p…

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Clarion noun · 78% connection

A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill.

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Clary verb · 78% connection

To make a loud or shrill noise.

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Coyote noun · 78% connection

A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its…

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Crow verb · 78% connection

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

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Ear-splitting adjective · 78% connection

Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains.

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Fife noun · 78% connection

A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.

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