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NOISE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

Synonyms:

haphazardness; noise; randomness; stochasticity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):

irregularity; unregularity (not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noise"):

ergodicity (an attribute of stochastic systems; generally, a system that tends in probability to a limiting form that is independent of the initial conditions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Incomprehensibility resulting from irrelevant information or meaningless facts or remarks

Example:

all the noise in his speech concealed the fact that he didn't have anything to say

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):

incomprehensibility (the quality of being incomprehensible)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

Example:

modern music is just noise to me

Synonyms:

dissonance; noise; racket

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):

auditory sensation; sound (the subjective sensation of hearing something)

Derivation:

noise (emit a noise)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A loud outcry of protest or complaint

Example:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Derivation:

noisy (full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

Example:

during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noise"):

plonk (the noise of something dropping (as into liquid))

plop (the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash)

plump (the sound of a sudden heavy fall)

racket (a loud and disturbing noise)

rale; rattle; rattling (a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders))

report (a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing))

rhonchus (a sound like whistling or snoring that is heard with a stethoscope during expiration as air passes through obstructed channels)

grumble; grumbling; rumble; rumbling (a loud low dull continuous noise)

rustle; rustling; whisper; whispering (a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind)

scrape; scraping; scratch; scratching (a harsh noise made by scraping)

scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking (a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry)

scrunch (a crunching noise)

shrilling (a continuing shrill noise)

sizzle (a sizzling noise)

slam (the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects)

snap (the noise produced by the rapid movement of a finger from the tip to the base of the thumb on the same hand)

snore (the rattling noise produced when snoring)

spatter; spattering; splatter; splattering; splutter; sputter; sputtering (the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively)

plash; splash (the sound like water splashing)

squawk (the noise of squawking)

squeak (a short high-pitched noise)

squish (the noise of soft mud being walked on)

stridulation (a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together)

swoosh; whoosh (the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid))

thunder (a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning)

bam; bang; blast; clap; eruption (a sudden very loud noise)

banging (a continuing very loud noise)

bark (a noise resembling the bark of a dog)

blare; blaring; cacophony; clamor; din (a loud harsh or strident noise)

boom; roar; roaring; thunder (a deep prolonged loud noise)

chatter; chattering (the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys))

chatter; chattering (the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine)

chug (the dull explosive noise made by an engine)

clack; clap (a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated)

clang; clangor; clangoring; clangour; clank; clash; crash (a loud resonant repeating noise)

clatter (a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement))

crack; cracking; snap (a sudden sharp noise)

crackle; crackling; crepitation (the sharp sound of snapping noises)

creak; creaking (a squeaking sound)

crunch (the sound of something crunching)

ding-dong (the noise made by a bell)

explosion (the noise caused by an explosion)

grate (a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something)

grinding (a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears))

grunt; oink (the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs)

fizzle; hiss; hissing; hushing; sibilation (a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval))

howl (a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound)

brouhaha; hubbub; katzenjammer; uproar (loud confused noise from many sources)

hum; humming (a humming noise)

pant (the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine))

Derivation:

noise (emit a noise)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication

Synonyms:

disturbance; interference; noise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("noise" is a kind of...):

trouble (an event causing distress or pain)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "noise"):

white noise (a noise produced by a stimulus containing all of the audible frequencies of vibration)

atmospheric static; atmospherics; static (a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference)

jitter (small rapid variations in a waveform resulting from fluctuations in the voltage supply or mechanical vibrations or other sources)

fadeout (a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances)

crosstalk; XT (the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling)

background; background signal (extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured)

clutter (unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emit a noise

Synonyms:

make noise; noise; resound

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "noise" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "noise"):

blare; blast (make a strident sound)

ring out (sound loudly)

backfire (emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire)

scream (make a loud, piercing sound)

jangle; jingle; jingle-jangle (make a sound typical of metallic objects)

drown out (make imperceptible)

clitter; stridulate (make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures)

brattle; clack; clatter (make a rattling sound)

racket (make loud and annoying noises)

creak; screak; screech; skreak; squeak; whine (make a high-pitched, screeching noise)

crackle; crunch; scranch; scraunch (make a crushing noise)

hum (make a low continuous sound)

claxon; honk (use the horn of a car)

purl; sough (make a murmuring sound)

howl; roar (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles)

sizzle (make a sound like frying fat)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

noise (the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience)

noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))

Credits

 Context examples: 

Noise in the temporomandibular joint, with or without pain, when fully opening the jaw.

(Jaw Clicking or Popping, NCI Thesaurus)

Causes include exposure to loud noise, ear infections, injuries to the ear, genetic, and congenital disorders.

(Hearing Impairment, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with the surrounding conditions in which the device is being used such as temperature, noise, lighting, ventilation, or other external factors such as power supply.

(Environmental Control or Utility Issue Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)

The damage can occur as a result of disease, aging, or injury from noise or certain medicines.

(Hearing Aids, NIH: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)

“This will make a deal of noise,” he said.

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

He means that the noise is less for our being out of the country.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“You’ve got to keep your place, Joe, or we’ll put you where you can make all the noise you like.”

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The scientists first explored the effect of noise on hearing.

(Protein involved in hearing loss recovery, NIH)

The project was designed to establish a baseline for ambient noise in the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean.

(Seven miles deep, the ocean is still a noisy place, NOAA)

But the noise and astonishment of the people, at seeing me rise and walk, are not to be expressed.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)