whistle
Referee's piercing tool
A whistle is a high-pitched sound made by forcing air through a small opening—pursed lips, a narrow tube, or a specialized device.
Birds whistle; so do kettles and referees.
To whistle is to produce such a sound: She whistled for her dog.
A whistle is also the device itself: The coach blew her whistle.
To wet your whistle is to take a drink.
To whistle past the graveyard is to act brave when afraid.
A whistleblower exposes wrongdoing, from the referee's whistle that stops play.
Ship's deck petty officer
- bosunShip's deck crew chief
- pipeHollow conveyance channel
- deckShip's flat surface
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
naval · sailor · ship · nautical · call · aboard · crew · muster
Urgent warning signal
- sirenWailing alert device
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- hornPointed animal headgear
- refereeSports rule enforcer
coach · lifeguard · traffic · police · attention · summons · shrill · piercing
Draw into wrinkles
- blowMove air forcefully
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- humLow steady sound
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
jaunty · casual · stroll · carefree · cheerful · skill · practice · pitch
Vessel for boiling water
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- stovetopBurner platform for cooking
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
kitchen · water · hot · shriek · screech · tea · copper · enamel
Heated water's gaseous form
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- stationFixed stopping point
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
engineer · conductor · departure · arrival · platform · tracks · chug · toot
Careful attention to risk
- dangerExposure to harm
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- evacuateLeave due to danger
- hazardSource of potential harm
forewarn · heed · vigilance · lookout · precaution · notify · threat · advisory
One who provides intelligence
- snitchOne who tells authorities
- ratRodent or informer
- finkContemptible informer
- squealerOne who betrays secrets
tattletale · leaker · expose · reveal · report · testimony · disclosure · leak
boatswain
Ship's deck petty officer
command · naval · sailor · ship · nautical · call · aboard · crew · muster · captain
alarm
Urgent warning signal
referee · coach · lifeguard · traffic · police · attention · summons · shrill · piercing · blast
pucker
Draw into wrinkles
melody · jaunty · casual · stroll · carefree · cheerful · skill · practice · pitch · teeth
tin
Element fifty, Sn
jig · reel · Celtic · flute · pipe · toot · instrument · woodwind · recorder · fife
teakettle
Vessel for boiling water
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- stovetopBurner platform for cooking
spout · kitchen · water · hot · shriek · screech · tea · copper · enamel · hissing
steam
Heated water's gaseous form
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- stationFixed stopping point
crossing · engineer · conductor · departure · arrival · platform · tracks · chug · toot · signal
caution
Careful attention to risk
hazard · forewarn · heed · vigilance · lookout · precaution · notify · threat · advisory · beware
informant
One who provides intelligence
squealer · tattletale · leaker · expose · reveal · report · testimony · disclosure · leak · tip-off
chirping
High repeated animal calls
songbird · canary · finch · robin · thrush · blackbird · mockingbird · melodic · lilting · birdcall
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
moan · through · trees · eaves · chimney · window · cracks · hollow · eerie · haunting
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- trainstrains, train, locomotive, locomotives, steam locomotive
- sound sourcesdrum, guitar, piano, violin, trumpet
- annoying soundsscreech, teeth grinding, grinding, squeak, squeaky door
- attention soundsahem, hey, pssst, psst, yo
- coaching termsclipboard, playbook, strategy, timeout, roster
- blow the whistleExpose hidden wrongdoing
- clean as a whistleEntirely free from impurity
- bells and whistlesSuperfluous attractive features
- blown the whistleExposed concealed misconduct
- blowing the whistleReporting illicit activity
- dog whistleHigh-frequency pet caller
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