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Whistle logo #10101) Act unafraid 2) An inexpensive fipple flute 3) Be cheerful 4) Blown percussion instrument 5) Choral instrument 6) English musical equipment 7) English musical apparatus 8) English music instrument 9) English symphonic apparatus 10) English melodic equipment 11) English device 12) English melodic instrument
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Whistle logo #10101) Alert 2) Hiss 3) Pennywhistle 4) Pipe 5) Toot 6) Whistling
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Whistle logo #21819see play to the whistle.
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Whistle logo #21000 A whistle (or call) is a simple aerophone, an instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a large multi-piped church organ. ==History== Night watchmen in Ancient China would blow into ...
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Whistle logo #21000[decontamination solution] Whistle is the registered trade name of a chemical mixture used in the demilitarization of chemical warfare agents. It is a liquid which can be used to replace sodium hypochlorite or sodium hydroxide in some applications. ...
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Whistle logo #21000[organisation] Whistle was a supporter`s pressure group, created by fans of West Ham United that were critical of its Chairman, Terry Brown, following the club`s relegation in 2003 and the subsequent sale of many of their top players. In April 2004, the group published a dossier accusing the board of financial incompetence, and asking 180 q...
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Whistle logo #21002• (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air. • (v. t.) To send, signal, or call by a whistle. • (v. i.) A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; ...
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Whistle logo #21003(from the article `American literature`) ...a staggering quantity of closely observed detail, documented the war`s human cost in an ambitious trilogy (From Here to Eternity [1951], The Thin ...
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whistle logo #21003short flute having a stopped lower end and a flue that directs the player`s breath from the mouth hole at the upper end against the edge of a hole ... [2 related articles]
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whistle logo #21142an acoustical signal given by a driver, usually to warn of the approach of his train
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whistle logo #209731. To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds. 'The weary plowman leaves the task of day, And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way.' (Gay) ... 2. To make a shrill sound with ...
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Whistle logo #20972Whis'tle intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Whistled ; present participle & verbal noun Whistling .] [ Anglo-Saxon hwistlian ; akin to Swedish hvissla , Danish hvisle , Icelandic hvīsla to...
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Whistle logo #20972Whis'tle noun [ Anglo-Saxon hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See Whistle , intransitive verb ] 1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound...
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Whistle logo #20972Whis'tle transitive verb 1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a tune or an air. 2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle. « He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he had whistled him up.» Addison. To whistle off
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Whistle logo #21269an end blown flute with a fipple. all kinds exist around the world. See flageolet.
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whistle logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: wis′ĕl Definitions: 1. A sound made by forcing air through a narrow opening such as pursed lips. 2. An instrument for producing a whistle.
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Whistle logo #21217Whistle (shortened from whistle and flute) is London Cockney rhyming slang for suit.
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whistle logo #20400[n] - the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture 2. [n] - the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle 3. [n] - acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound 4. [v] - make whistling sounds 5. [v]...
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whistle logo #24142A song or phrase in which clear tones are produced one pitch at a time.
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Whistle logo #23534 A term commonly used in Austria for a small glass of beer with a volume of between 0.1 and 0.2 litres, which is usually drunk in one sip (whistle). It is derived from the fact that this small quantity is like a short whistling sound (whistle) or can be enjoyed during its duration. In some cases, however, the term is also used for a larger glas...
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whistle logo #20974 verb make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; `the kettle was singing`; `the bullet sang past his ear`
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whistle logo #20974whistling noun the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle; `the whistle signalled the end of the game`
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Whistle logo #22351The sound a starter/referee makes to signal for quiet before they give the command to start the race.
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