shoos
Gestures pests away
Shoos is the third-person singular of shoo, meaning to drive away with waving gestures or urgent sounds: She shoos the cat off the counter.
The action typically targets animals or small children, urging them to leave an area.
Someone who shoos people away dismisses them impatiently or protectively.
Winged buzzing pests
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- bugsSmall crawling creatures
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
pigeons · cats · dogs · strays · critters · rodents · squirrels · pests
Traveling energy disturbances
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- brushesBristled implements for grooming
- flicksMovies, informally
- motionsActions or formal proposals
signals · ushers · directs · beckons · sweeps · indicates · points · nudges
Children's outdoor recreation space
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
- kidsYoung human offspring
- toddlersVery young children
youngsters · rascals · scamps · nuisances · intruders · trespassers · loiterers · pranksters
flies
Winged buzzing pests
- mosquitoesBlood-drinking flying insects
- bugsSmall crawling creatures
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
birds · pigeons · cats · dogs · strays · critters · rodents · squirrels · pests · vermin
waves
Traveling energy disturbances
motions · signals · ushers · directs · beckons · sweeps · indicates · points · nudges · guides
playground
Children's outdoor recreation space
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
- kidsYoung human offspring
toddlers · youngsters · rascals · scamps · nuisances · intruders · trespassers · loiterers · pranksters · urchins
- running shoesFootwear for athletic movement
- shoes and socksPaired foot garments
- dress shoesElegant footwear for occasions
- toe shoesReinforced dance footwear
- tennis shoesAthletic shoes for racket sports
- pair of shoesTwo matching foot coverings