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 scream scream /ˈskriːm/

noun

  1. () Sharp piercing cry  ( screeching , screaming , screech , scream , shriek , shrieking )
    sharp piercing cry
     Her screaming attracted the neighbors
    her screaming attracted the neighbors
  2. () A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry  ( screaming , shrieking , scream , screech , screeching , shriek )
    a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
     He ducked at the screechings of shells
    he ducked at the screechings of shells
     He heard the scream of the brakes
    he heard the scream of the brakes
  3. [Informal] A joke that seems extremely funny  ( belly laugh , howler , riot [Informal] , scream [Informal] , sidesplitter , thigh-slapper , wow )
    a joke that seems extremely funny

verb

  1. () Utter a sudden loud cry  ( hollo [Non-standard] , shout out , squall , call , cry , holler [Informal] , scream , shout , yell )
    utter a sudden loud cry
     She cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
    she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle
     I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
    I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
  2. () Utter or declare in a very loud voice  ( scream , yell )
    utter or declare in a very loud voice
     You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
    You don't have to yell--I can hear you just fine
  3. () Make a loud, piercing sound  ( scream )
    make a loud, piercing sound
     Fighter planes are screaming through the skies
    Fighter planes are screaming through the skies


 obturator obturator /ˈɒbtʊˌreɪtər/

noun

  1. A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)  ( obturator )
    a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
     The patient with a cleft palate was provided with an obturator to improve speech.
    The patient with a cleft palate was provided with an obturator to improve speech.


 William Penn Adair Rogers William Penn Adair Rogers /ˈwɪljəm pɛn əˈdeər ˈrɑdʒərz/

noun

  1. United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)  ( Rogers , Will Rogers , William Penn Adair Rogers )
    United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)


 Formica sanguinea Formica sanguinea /fɔːrˈmaɪkə sæŋˈɡwiniːə/

noun

  1. Slave-making ant widely distributed over the Northern Hemisphere  ( Formica sanguinea , sanguinary ant )
    slave-making ant widely distributed over the Northern Hemisphere