Noise
[nɒɪz] or [nɔɪz]
Definition
(noun.) incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks; 'all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say'.
(noun.) the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; 'modern music is just noise to me'.
(noun.) a loud outcry of protest or complaint; 'the announcement of the election recount caused a lot of noise'; 'whatever it was he didn't like it and he was going to let them know by making as loud a noise as he could'.
(noun.) sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); 'he enjoyed the street noises'; 'they heard indistinct noises of people talking'; 'during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels'.
(noun.) electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication.
Editor: Woodrow--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Sound of any kind.
(n.) Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor; din.
(n.) Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion; rumor; report.
(n.) Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of musicians; a band.
(v. i.) To sound; to make a noise.
(v. t.) To spread by rumor or report.
(v. t.) To disturb with noise.
Editor: Sidney
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Sound.[2]. Clamor, din, blare, clatter, uproar, tumult, ado, cry, vociferation, hubbub, racket, HALLABALOO, fuss, breeze.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sound, clamor, rattle, din, uproar, tumult
ANT:Note, voice, music, melody, silence, still_n_ess, voicelessness, hush
Checker: Louie
Definition
n. sound of any kind: any over-loud or excessive sound din: frequent or public talk: (Shak.) report: a musical band.—v.t. to spread by rumour.—v.i. to sound loud.—adjs. Noise′ful noisy; Noise′less without noise: silent.—adv. Noise′lessly.—n. Noise′lessness.—Make a noise in the world to attract great notoriety.
Checker: McDonald
Unserious Contents or Definition
If you hear a strange noise in your dream, unfavorable news is presaged. If the noise awakes you, there will be a sudden change in your affairs.
Typist: Vance
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization.
Inputed by Alex
Examples
- The girl had a little parlour to sit in, away from the noise of the taproom, and a clean bedchamber at the top of the house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Please hear him, and don't make a noise! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But though she had _seen_ all the members of the family, she had not yet _heard_ all the noise they could make. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- At this moment the noise grew louder. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He heard the noise of a carbine scabbard slapping loosely and the creak of leather. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- She heard no noise, though the housemaid came in to arrange the room. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I took off my silk gown to begin with, because the slightest noise from it on that still night might have betrayed me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- You start--did you hear a noise? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- A great party of us were on deck smoking and making a noise, and waiting to see famous Scylla and Charybdis. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Low, as if to avoid making a noise and attracting attention. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- When I awoke, the wind had risen, and the sign of the house (the Ship) was creaking and banging about, with noises that startled me. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He starts at chance noises as inveterately as Laura herself. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- For a long time his receiving instruments would only give out vague rumbling noises. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The wind howled dismally all night, and strange cracking and groaning noises sounded here, there, and everywhere in the empty house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I never have been able to find the right word for them but that's it, don't you know, lonesome noises. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I thought you'd more sense than to let noises scare _you_. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The myriad noises of the jungle seemed far distant and hushed to a mere echo of blurred sounds, rising and falling like the surf upon a remote shore. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- It was those noises--and the eyes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Brothers, turn your faces to the south, and come to me in the street of many noises, which leads down to the muddy river. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- As it got to be flood-tide, and the water came nearer to them, noises on the river became more frequent, and they listened more. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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