bats
Echolocating cave dwellers
Bats is informal for crazy or eccentric: She's gone completely bats, You'd have to be bats to try that.
The expression likely comes from the phrase "bats in the belfry"—the image of bats fluttering chaotically in a church tower suggesting a disordered mind. (Lowercase bat is the flying mammal or sporting equipment.)
Scientific name for bats
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- furAnimal body hair
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
- roostBird's sleeping spot
colony · pup · guano · membrane · nocturnal · insectivore · frugivore · megabat
Settling to sleep aloft
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- hibernaculumDormant animal's seasonal shelter
- cave-dwellingLiving in rock chambers
limestone · grotto · stalactite · stalagmite · caver · spelunking · cenote · histoplasmosis
Bat-and-ball team sport
- softballVariant with larger ball
- cricketChirping legged insect
- sluggerPowerful baseball batter
- homerunHit clearing all bases
swing · lumber · Louisville · wooden · aluminum · grip · barrel · handle
Mildly eccentric or daft
- belfryTower containing bells
- batshitExtremely irrational or erratic
- loonyAbsurdly irrational
- madUnhinged or enraged
eccentric · erratic · unhinged · off the wall · haywire · bonkers
Dark hours daily
- duskDimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- darknessTotal absence of light
- moonlightReflected solar radiance, nocturnal
crepuscular · nightfall · emergence · hunting · night sky · shadow · starlight · owl
Organism feeding on plasma
- DraculaLegendary Transylvanian vampire
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
bite · undead · immortal · cape · transformation · folklore · legend · horror
Unsettlingly strange
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
creepy · scary · witch · ghost · cobweb · jack-o'-lantern · trick-or-treat · October
Underwater detection by echoes
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- pulsesRhythmic throbs or edible legumes
acoustic · navigation · orientation · doppler · auditory · call · chirp · click
chiroptera
Scientific name for bats
- wingspanTip-to-tip extent
- furAnimal body hair
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
roost · colony · pup · guano · membrane · nocturnal · insectivore · frugivore · megabat · microbat
roosting
Settling to sleep aloft
- guanoAccumulated bird droppings
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- hibernaculumDormant animal's seasonal shelter
cave-dwelling · limestone · grotto · stalactite · stalagmite · caver · spelunking · cenote · histoplasmosis · emergence
baseball
Bat-and-ball team sport
homerun · swing · lumber · Louisville · wooden · aluminum · grip · barrel · handle · dugout
batty
Mildly eccentric or daft
mad · eccentric · erratic · unhinged · off the wall · haywire · bonkers
night
Dark hours daily
moonlight · crepuscular · nightfall · emergence · hunting · night sky · shadow · starlight · owl · moth
bloodsucker
Organism feeding on plasma
- DraculaLegendary Transylvanian vampire
- TransylvaniaRomanian historical region
- gothicDark, mysterious aesthetic
fangs · bite · undead · immortal · cape · transformation · folklore · legend · horror · nocturnal
spooky
Unsettlingly strange
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
silhouette · creepy · scary · witch · ghost · cobweb · jack-o'-lantern · trick-or-treat · October · gothic
sonar
Underwater detection by echoes
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- biosonarSound-based animal navigation
- frequencyRate of recurrence
pulses · acoustic · navigation · orientation · doppler · auditory · call · chirp · click · echo
- creaturesanimals, animal, mammals, mammal, birds
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- mammalsbears, sheep, cats, anteater, baboons
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- Seasonal Motifsautumn, fall, spring flowers, springtime, summer
- sporting goodsbaseballs, balls, hockey pucks, lacrosse sticks, boxing gloves
- baseball batClub for hitting pitches
- low batteryInsufficient stored power
- dead batteryExhausted power source
- battery lifeDevice's charge longevity
- car batteryVehicle's electrical storage unit
- blind as a batExtremely poor-sighted
bat, battery, batter, batteries, batting, batted, batters, batsman, batsmen