screech
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
he ducked at the screechings of shells
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
The door creaked when I opened it slowly
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
sharp piercing cry
her screaming attracted the neighbors
Types & categories
- cry hypernym
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Sense 4 verb
utter a harsh abrupt scream
Types & categories
- scream hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pipe |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | squeak |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scream |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | screechy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | squeaker |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | creak |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | screech |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | squeak |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | scream |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pipe |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | screechy |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cry |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | scream |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawk |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | screamer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | squawker |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | scream |