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- pronunciation:
- noIz
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Builder
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
sound or a sound.
I heard a noise coming from downstairs.The engine made a strange noise.- synonyms:
- sound
- antonyms:
- silence
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definition 2: |
loud, unpleasant, harsh, or unwanted sound.
That sounds more like noise than music to me.We couldn't sleep in the morning because of the noise from the construction.Would you please stop making that noise?- synonyms:
- din
- antonyms:
- peace, still
- similar words:
- cacophony, clamor, clangor, hullabaloo, pandemonium, racket, report, tumult
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definition 3: |
a loud shouting or commotion.
We couldn't hear each other speak amid all the noise.- synonyms:
- clamor, din, hubbub, racket
- similar words:
- clangor, clatter, ruckus, rumpus, uproar
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definition 4: |
in electronics, a random, meaningless, or interfering signal.
- synonyms:
- static
- similar words:
- feedback, interference, white noise
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related words: |
clamor, disturbance |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
noises, noising, noised |
definition: |
to make known or public; spread as news or rumor.
They noised it about that he was unstable.- synonyms:
- blab, broadcast, circulate
- similar words:
- bruit, repeat, spread
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related words: |
advertise, post, rumor |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to talk too much, esp. in public.
- similar words:
- blab, gossip, prate
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related words: |
racket |
Word Builder: noise +
- noisy:
making a lot of noise.
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