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scream·er S0166900 (skrē′mər)n.1. One that screams, especially one that sings harshly or stridently.2. Slang A sensational headline.3. Slang One that evokes screams or laughter: The comedian's act is a real screamer.4. Slang An exclamation point.5. Baseball A hard-hit line drive.6. Any of several large waterfowl of the family Anhimidae of South America, having a harsh resonant call.screamer (ˈskriːmə) n1. a person or thing that screams2. (Animals) any goose-like aquatic bird, such as Chauna torquata (crested screamer), of the family Anhimidae of tropical and subtropical South America: order Anseriformes (ducks, geese, etc)3. someone or something that raises screams of laughter or astonishment4. (Journalism & Publishing) slang US and Canadian a sensational headline5. slang a. a person or thing that is excellent of its kindb. See two-pot screamerscream•er (ˈskri mər)
n. 1. a person or thing that screams. 2. Informal. something or someone causing screams of excitement, laughter, or the like. 3. a sensational headline printed in very large type. 4. any of several large, heavy-legged South American birds of the family Anhimidae, with harsh, far-carrying calls. [1705–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  screamer - someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voicebawler, bellower, roarer, screecher, shouter, yellercommunicator - a person who communicates with otherscrier - a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells | | 2. | screamer - a sensational newspaper headlineheadline, newspaper headline - the heading or caption of a newspaper article | | 3. | screamer - gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting callwater bird, waterbird, waterfowl - freshwater aquatic birdAnhimidae, family Anhimidae - screamersAnhima cornuta, horned screamer - screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the foreheadcrested screamer - distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head | | 4. | screamer - a very hard hit ballscorcherhitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit" |
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screamer1. slang A lurid, exaggerated, or provocative news headline intended to be startling or scandalous. I love seeing the tabloids at the checkout counter with screamers like, "I only married my husband for money but then he cheated on me with an ex-con!"2. slang An extremely funny or exciting person, joke, story, comedy routine, etc. My uncle told a couple screamers at dinner that had us all in stitches. Have you ever been to one of her comedy shows? Oh my gosh, she's a total screamer!3. slang An exclamation point. When you're proofreading a new writer's manuscripts, always try to flag when they're using too many screamers. It really brings down the quality of the work. My boss's emails are usually quite straightforward and unemotional, so when he starts throwing out screamers, you know he's either truly excited or truly pissed off!4. slang In baseball and softball, a ball that travels very fast after being hit. The pitcher managed to catch the screamer with lightning-quick reflexes, securing his team's dramatic come-from-behind victory.5. slang In cricket, an especially difficult or awkward catch. He managed to stretch out his left hand and take in an incredible screamer.screamer1. n. a newspaper headline. Did you see the screamer in the paper today? “The King Died.” 2. n. an exclamation point. (Printing.) Clean up this copy. There are too many screamers. Looks like junior high stuff. 3. n. anything challenging. What a horrible assignment I got. A classic screamer. 4. n. someone or something very exciting or attention getting. This guy is a real screamer! Wait’ll you meet him. screamer
screamer, common name for gregarious, aquatic birds comprising three species in the family Anhimidae. Although they are related to the ducks and geese, they do not resemble them in outward appearance. Screamers possess some unusual anatomical features, such as a layer of insulating air cells that separate the outer skin from the body. This feature is also seen in the pelicans. They share another peculiarity solely with colies, penguins, and ostriches—their feathers grow over the body without any bare spaces (called apteria) in between. Another peculiarity of the screamers is their hollow bones. Finally, they lack particular rib bones that are functional as strengthening elements in all other birds except the extinct Archaeopteryx. The turkey-sized horned screamer (Anhima cornuta) is the largest of the family. It is distinguished by a 3- to 4-in. (8- to 10-cm) hornlike projection on its forehead and by two sharp wing spurs. A creature of the wetlands and tropical rain forest, it is found throughout most of South America. The slightly smaller crested screamer (Chauna torquata) is native to swamps and plains from Brazil to N Argentina. It is distinguished by a short, feathered neck crest. The swan-sized black-necked screamer (C. chavaria) of N Colombia and Venezuela is the smallest and darkest of the family. Using their short, conical, fowllike bills, screamers feed primarily on a vegetable diet of succulent grasses and seeds, although the horned screamer occasionally eats insects as well. Screamers are strong fliers and generally roost in trees. However, their delicate, shallow nests of rushes are built on the water or in marshes. Their white or buffy eggs number from two to six per clutch. Both sexes share incubation duties. The chicks are downy and resemble baby swans. Screamers are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Anseriformes, family Anhimidae.ScreamerAn extension of Common Lisp providing nondeterministicbacktracking and constraint programming.
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screamer
Synonyms for screamernoun someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voiceSynonyms- bawler
- bellower
- roarer
- screecher
- shouter
- yeller
Related Wordsnoun a sensational newspaper headlineRelated Words- headline
- newspaper headline
noun gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting callRelated Words- water bird
- waterbird
- waterfowl
- Anhimidae
- family Anhimidae
- Anhima cornuta
- horned screamer
- crested screamer
noun a very hard hit ballSynonymsRelated Words |