rattler
/ˈratlə
/noun
1A thing that rattles, especially an old or rickety vehicle.While brass bands welcomed the Hawks on to the ground, train drivers guiding their red rattlers past the railway wing would toot their horns in accompaniment....
- The Scotrail rattler was full of malodorous delegates and there was no First Class and no dining car.
- She headed out the door, past the rattler, and up the driveway to lunch with her brother.
2North American informal A rattlesnake.I've eaten rattlers, cottonmouths, copperheads - they all taste the same....
- Most preposterous is the concept of rapid introgression of Mojave toxin genes from Mojave rattlers into timber rattlers.
- And look close before plopping down during the day; a rattler's diamondback coloration is grand camouflage.
Rhymes
- give it to someone
- give it up
- give me a break
- give me strength!
- give me ——
- give mouth
- given
- given name
- give oneself airs
- give oneself up (or over) to
- give one's eye teeth for (or to be)
- give one's life for
- give one's name to
- give one's right arm
- give on to (or into)
- give (or care) a toss
- give (or lend) a hand
- give (or lose) ground
- give (or lose) one's heart to
- give or take ——
- give out
- give over
- give pause to someone (or give someone pause for thought)
- give place to
- give pursuit