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SCREAMER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A very hard hit ball
Synonyms:
scorcher; screamer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):
hit; hitting; striking (the act of contacting one thing with another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):
water bird; waterbird; waterfowl (freshwater aquatic bird)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screamer"):
Anhima cornuta; horned screamer (screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead)
crested screamer (distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head)
Holonyms ("screamer" is a member of...):
Anhimidae; family Anhimidae (screamers)
Derivation:
scream (utter or declare in a very loud voice)
scream (utter a sudden loud cry)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A sensational newspaper headline
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):
headline; newspaper headline (the heading or caption of a newspaper article)
Derivation:
scream (utter or declare in a very loud voice)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Synonyms:
bawler; bellower; roarer; screamer; screecher; shouter; yeller
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("screamer" is a kind of...):
communicator (a person who communicates with others)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "screamer"):
crier (a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells)
