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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Screech  \Screech\,  n. 
  A  harsh,  shrill  cry,  as  of  one  in  acute  pain  or  in  fright;  a 
  shriek;  a  scream. 
 
  {Screech  bird},  or  {Screech  thrush}  (Zo["o]l.),  the 
  fieldfare;  --  so  called  from  its  harsh  cry  before  rain. 
 
  {Screech  rain}. 
 
  {Screech  hawk}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  European  goatsucker;  --  so 
  called  from  its  note.  [Prov.  Eng.] 
 
  {Screech  owl}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  small  American  owl  ({Scops  asio}),  either  gray  or 
  reddish  in  color. 
  b  The  European  barn  owl.  The  name  is  applied  also  to  other 
  species. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Screech  \Screech\  (skr[=e]ch),  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Screeched}; 
  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Screeching}.]  [Also  formerly,  scritch,  OE 
  skriken,  skrichen  schriken  of  Scand.  origin;  cf  Icel. 
  skr[ae]kja  to  shriek,  to  screech,  skr[imac]kja  to  titter,  Sw 
  skrika  to  shriek,  Dan.  skrige;  also  Gael.  sgreach  sgreuch 
  W.  ysgrechio  Skr.  kharj  to  creak.  Cf  {Shriek},  v., 
  {Scream},  v.] 
  To  utter  a  harsh,  shrill  cry;  to  make  a  sharp  outcry,  as  in 
  terror  or  acute  pain;  to  scream;  to  shriek.  ``The  screech 
  owl,  screeching  loud.''  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  screech 
  n  1:  a  high-pitched  noise  resembling  a  human  cry;  "he  ducked  at 
  the  screechings  of  shells";  "he  heard  the  scream  of  the 
  brakes"  [syn:  {screeching},  {shriek},  {shreiking},  {scream}, 
  {screaming}] 
  2:  sharp  piercing  cry  [syn:  {scream},  {screaming},  {shriek},  {shrieking}, 
  {screeching}] 
  v  1:  make  a  high-pitched,  screeching  noise,  as  of  a  door  [syn:  {squeak}, 
  {creak},  {screak},  {skreak},  {skriech},  {skriegh},  {skreigh}] 
  2:  utter  a  shrill  cry  [syn:  {shriek},  {shrill},  {pipe  up},  {pipe}] 
  3:  utter  a  harsh  abrupt  scream  [syn:  {squawk},  {screak},  {skreak}, 
  {skriech},  {skreigh},  {scriech}] 




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