Screech
21screech — n. & v. n. a harsh high pitched scream. v.tr. & intr. utter with or make a screech. Phrases and idioms: screech owl any owl that screeches instead of hooting, esp. a barn owl or a small American owl, Otus asio. Derivatives: screecher n. screechy… …
22screech — verb Screech is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑brake, ↑owl, ↑seagull, ↑tyre …
23screech by — phr verb Screech by is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑car …
24screech — Canadian Slang a particularly potent type of Newfoundland rum. See Newfoundland Screech …
25screech — homemade liquor, hooch, moonshine We can t afford a bottle of gin, so I bought a jug of screech …
26screech — [skriːtʃ] verb [I/T] to make a loud, high, and unpleasant cry or noise Seagulls were screeching over our heads.[/ex] The car screeched to a halt.[/ex] screech noun [C] …
27screech — /skritʃ / (say skreech) verb (i) 1. to utter a harsh, shrill cry. –verb (t) 2. to utter with a screech. –noun 3. a harsh, shrill cry. {variant of archaic scritch; probably imitative} –screecher, noun –screechy, adjective …
28Screech owl — Screech owls Eastern Screech Owl, Megascops asio Rufous morph Scientific classification Kingdom …
29Screech bird — Screech Screech, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. [1913 Webster] {Screech bird}, or {Screech thrush} (Zo[ o]l.), the fieldfare; so called from its harsh cry before rain. {Screech rain}. {Screech… …
30Screech hawk — Screech Screech, n. A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. [1913 Webster] {Screech bird}, or {Screech thrush} (Zo[ o]l.), the fieldfare; so called from its harsh cry before rain. {Screech rain}. {Screech… …
