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  • 71Clarinet — This article is about the musical instrument. For ClariNet, see ClariNet. Clarinet B♭ Clarinet (Boehm system) Woodwind instrument Classification Wind Woodwind …

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  • 72Spancill Hill — is a traditional Irish folk song which bemoans the plight of the Irish immigrants who so longed for home from their new lives in America, many of them who went to California with the Gold Rush. This song is sung by a man who longs for his home in …

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  • 73passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called  passerine  or  perching bird     any&#8230; …

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  • 74pipe — pipe1 pipeless, adj. pipelike, adj. /puyp/, n., v., piped, piping. n. 1. a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc. 2. a tube of wood, clay, hard rubber, or other material,&#8230; …

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  • 75scream — /skreem/, v.i. 1. to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry. 2. to emit a shrill, piercing sound: The sirens and whistles screamed. 3. to laugh immoderately or uncontrollably: The comedian had the audience screaming. 4. to shout or speak shrilly, esp …

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  • 76shriek — 1. noun /ʃɹiːk/ A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. Sabor, the lioness, was a wise hunter. To one less wise the wild alarm of her fierce cry as she sprang would&#8230; …

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  • 77sirli — [ sirli ] n. m. • 1778; onomat., comme l angl. to shirl, shrill « pousser un cri perçant » ♦ Alouette de taille moyenne, vivant en Europe du Sud Est et sur les hauts plateaux d Afrique. ● sirli nom masculin (onomatopée) Petite alouette à bec fin&#8230; …

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  • 78schrill — sehr laut; ohrenbetäubend; dröhnend; durchdringend; gellend; markerschütternd; kreischend * * * schrill [ʃrɪl] &LT;Adj.&GT;: 1. unangenehm hell, scharf und durchdringend [klingend]: ein schriller Ton; ein schrilles Geräusch, Kreischen; die Glocke …

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  • 79schrillen — schril|len [ ʃrɪlən] &LT;itr.; hat: schrill [er]tönen: nachts schrillte das Telefon. Syn.: ↑ dröhnen, ↑ gellen, ↑ schallen. * * * schrịl|len 〈V. intr.; hat〉 schrill ertönen ● eine Klingel, das Telefon schrillt [&LT;engl. shrill „hell tönen“, bes …

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  • 80shriek — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. scream, screech, shrill, squeal. See cry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scream, screech, howl; see cry 1 , 3 , yell 1 . v. Syn. scream, screech, squawk; see cry 1 , 3 , yell . III (Roget s 3&#8230; …

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