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rattled |
rattlehead |
rattlemouse |
rattlepate |
rattlepated |
rattler
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rattler
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rattler has 2 senses
- rattler(n = noun.animal) rattlesnake - pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattle when shaken; Array is a member of crotalidae, family crotalidae
- rattler(n = noun.artifact) freight train - a railroad train consisting of freight cars; Array has particulars: freight liner, liner train
is a kind of pit viper
has parts: rattle
has particulars: crotalus adamanteus, diamondback, diamondback rattlesnake, banded rattlesnake, crotalus horridus horridus, timber rattlesnake, crotalus viridis, prairie rattler, prairie rattlesnake, western rattlesnake, crotalus cerastes, horned rattlesnake, sidewinder, crotalus atrox, western diamondback, western diamondback rattlesnake, crotalus lepidus, rock rattlesnake, crotalus tigris, tiger rattlesnake, crotalus scutulatus, mojave rattlesnake, crotalus mitchellii, speckled rattlesnake, massasauga, massasauga rattler, sistrurus catenatus, ground rattler, massasauga, sistrurus miliaris
Derived form verb rattle2
is a kind of railroad train, train
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rattler, n.
1 a thing that rattles, esp. an old or rickety vehicle.
2 colloq. a rattlesnake.
3 sl. a remarkably good specimen of anything.
1 a thing that rattles, esp. an old or rickety vehicle.
2 colloq. a rattlesnake.
3 sl. a remarkably good specimen of anything.
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