squal

squal
n
1. strong wind, gale, gust, blast, blow; windstorm, storm, tempest, hurricane, barat.
2. disturbance, commotion, excitement, furor, agitation, disruption; turmoil, tumult, turbulence, hurly-burly; disorder, chaos, confusion, upheaval, unrest, disquiet; trouble, fuss, fuss and feathers, bother, pother, Inf. to-do, Inf. foofaraw.
v
3. blow, bluster, gust, storm, rage.
II
v
1. cry, weep, wail, sob, bawl; cry out, scream, shriek, yell, shout, Inf. holler, yowl, howl.
n
2. crying, weeping, wailing, sobbing, bawling; crying out, screaming, shrieking, yelling, shouting, Inf. hollering, yowling, howling.

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  • squal — squal·id·ly; squal·id·ness; squal·or; …   English syllables

  • squal´id|ly — squal|id «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His… …   Useful english dictionary

  • squal|id — «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His life had… …   Useful english dictionary

  • squal|or — «SKWOL uhr», noun. 1. misery and dirt; filth: »By modern standards people in medieval Europe lived in indescribable squalor. Hovel piled upon hovel squalor immortalized in undecaying stone (Hawthorne). 2. Figurative. the quality or condition of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • squal´id|ness — squal|id «SKWOL ihd», adjective. 1. very dirty; filthy: »squalid tenements. It is futile to expect a hungry and squalid population to be anything but violent and gross (T. H. Huxley). 2. Figurative. morally repulsive or wretched; degraded: »His… …   Useful english dictionary

  • squal|ene — «SKWOL een, SKWAY leen», noun. a colorless oil occurring in vegetable and animal fats including human sebum: »Recent researches suggest a material called squalene has an ameliorating effect on the ability of particular materials (called… …   Useful english dictionary

  • squal — us (L). A dogfish …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

  • squal·id — …   Useful english dictionary

  • squalidly — squal·id·ly …   English syllables

  • squalor — squal·or …   English syllables

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