rattle

English Thesaurus

1. loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	tail,
definition	:	the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body (noun.animal)

part meronym	:	rattler, rattlesnake,
definition	:	pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken (noun.animal)

2. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	plaything, toy,
definition	:	an artifact designed to be played with (noun.artifact)

3. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event)

hypernym	:	noise,
definition	:	sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event)

hyponym	:	crepitation rale,
definition	:	the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale; associated with tuberculosis and pneumonia and congestive heart failure (noun.event)

4. shake and cause to make a rattling noise (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	agitate, shake,
definition	:	move or cause to move back and forth (verb.motion)

5. make short successive sounds (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	go, sound,
definition	:	make a certain noise or sound (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	ruckle,
definition	:	make a hoarse, rattling sound (verb.perception)

hyponym	:	crackle, crepitate,
definition	:	make a crackling sound (verb.perception)

6. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	rattle, rattle,
definition	:	shake and cause to make a rattling noise (verb.motion)

7. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event)

derivation	:	rattle,
definition	:	make short successive sounds (verb.perception)

8. shake and cause to make a rattling noise (verb.motion)

derivation	:	rattler, rattlesnake,
definition	:	pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken (noun.animal)

derivation	:	rattle,
definition	:	a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	rale, rattle, rattling,
definition	:	a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event)

9. make short successive sounds (verb.perception)

also	:	rattle down, rattle off, reel off, roll off, spiel off,
definition	:	recite volubly or extravagantly (verb.communication)

also	:	jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away,
definition	:	talk incessantly and tiresomely (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rale, rattle, rattling,
definition	:	a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event)

10. a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	rattle, rattle,
definition	:	shake and cause to make a rattling noise (verb.motion)

11. a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event)

derivation	:	rattle,
definition	:	make short successive sounds (verb.perception)

12. shake and cause to make a rattling noise (verb.motion)

derivation	:	rattler, rattlesnake,
definition	:	pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken (noun.animal)

derivation	:	rattle,
definition	:	a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	rale, rattle, rattling,
definition	:	a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event)

13. make short successive sounds (verb.perception)

also	:	rattle down, rattle off, reel off, roll off, spiel off,
definition	:	recite volubly or extravagantly (verb.communication)

also	:	jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away,
definition	:	talk incessantly and tiresomely (verb.communication)

derivation	:	rale, rattle, rattling,
definition	:	a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) (noun.event)