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hoot·er
(ho͞o′tər)n.
1. One that hoots, especially an owl.
2. hooters Vulgar Slang A woman's breasts.
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hooter
(ˈhuːtə)n
1. a person or thing that hoots, esp a car horn
2. slang a nose
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hoot•er
(ˈhu tər)n.
1. a person or thing that hoots.
2. Usu., hooters. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. a woman's breasts.
[1825–30]
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| Noun | 1. |  hooter - informal terms for the nose nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 |
| 2. |  hooter - a device on an automobile for making a warning noisealarm system, warning device, alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" horn button - a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile | |
| 3. |  hooter - nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyesbird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals order Strigiformes, Strigiformes - owls owlet - young owl Athene noctua, little owl - small European owl horned owl - large owls having prominent ear tufts great gray owl, great grey owl, Strix nebulosa - large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia Strix aluco, tawny owl - reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes barred owl, Strix varia - large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown Otus asio, screech owl - small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle screech owl - any owl that has a screeching cry scops owl - any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call spotted owl, Strix occidentalis - a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico; has dark brown plumage and a heavily spotted chest hoot owl - any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching hawk owl, Surnia ulula - grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere Asio otus, long-eared owl - slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts |
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Translations
بوق المَصْنَع
houkačkasiréna
hornsirene
sírena, flauta
húkačka
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hooter
[ˈhuːtəʳ] n (Brit) (of ship, factory) → sirena (Aut) → clacson m inv, tromba (d'automobile) (Brit) (fam) (nose) → nasone mCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hoot
(huːt) verb1. to sound the horn of a car etc. The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.
2. (of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc. You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.
3. (of owls) to call out. An owl hooted in the wood.
4. (of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval. They hooted with laughter.
noun1. the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.
2. the call of an owl.
3. a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.
ˈhooter noun an instrument which makes a hooting sound. the factory hooter.
not care a hoot / two hoots not to care in the least. He doesn't care two hoots what anyone thinks of him.
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