Echo

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface.
  • noun. The sound produced in this manner.
  • noun. A repetition or an imitation.
  • noun. A remnant or vestige.
  • noun. One who imitates another, as in opinions, speech, or dress.
  • noun. A sympathetic response.
  • noun. A consequence or repercussion.
  • noun. Repetition of certain sounds or syllables in poetry, as in echo verse.
  • noun. Soft repetition of a note or phrase.
  • noun. A reflected wave received by a radio or radar.
  • noun. An echocardiogram.
  • intransitive verb. To repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface.
  • intransitive verb. To repeat or imitate.
  • intransitive verb. To be repeated by or as if by an echo.
  • intransitive verb. To resound with or as if with an echo; reverberate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In whist, a response to a partner's signal for trumps.
  • noun. In bridge, a method of showing the leader how many cards his partner holds in the suit led, or of indicating that the third hand can trump the third round. The first is called the plain-suit echo, the second the down-and-out echo.
  • In bridge, to show the leader how many cards the third hand holds in the suit led.
  • To emit an echo; reflect or repeat sound; give forth an answering sound by or as if by echo.
  • To be reflected or repeated by or as if by echo; return or be conveyed to the ear in repetition; pass along by reverberation.
  • To produce a reverberating sound; give out a loud sound.
  • To emit an echo of; reflect the sound of, either directly or obliquely; cause to be heard by reverberation: as the whispering gallery of St. Paul's in London echoes very faint sounds.
  • To repeat as if by way of echo; emit a reproduction of, as sounds, words, or sentiments; imitate the sound or significance of.
  • To imitate as an echo; repeat or reproduce the sounds, utterances, or sentiments of: as, the mocking-bird echoes nearly all other creatures; to echo a popular author.
  • noun. A sound repeated by reflection or reverberation from some obstructing surface; sound heard again at its source; repercussion of sound: as, an echo from a distant hill.
  • noun. [capitalized] In classical mythology, an oread or mountain nymph, who, according to a usual form of the myth, pined away for love of the beautiful youth Narcissus till nothing remained of her but her voice.
  • noun. Figuratively, a repetition of the sentiments of others; reproduction of the ideas or opinions of others, either in speech or in writing.
  • noun. In music, the very soft repetition of a short phrase, particularly in orchestral or organ music.
  • noun. In architecture, a wall or vault, etc., having the property of reflecting sounds or of producing an echo.
  • noun. [capitalized] [NL.] In zoology, a genus of neuropterous insects.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back.
  • transitive verb. To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to reverberate.
  • transitive verb. To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt.
  • noun. A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition of a sound.
  • noun. Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.
  • noun. A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth, who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing was left of her but her voice.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal, made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or as played by some exactly three trumps) and whose partner has led trumps or signaled for trumps.
  • noun. A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.
  • noun. a set organ pipes inclosed in a box so as to produce a soft, distant effect; -- generally superseded by the swell.
  • noun. a stop upon a harpsichord contrived for producing the soft effect of distant sound.
  • noun. to give loud and continuous applause.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
  • noun. : The displaying on the command line of the command that has just been executed.
  • noun. The letter E in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
  • verb. To reflect off of a surface and return to someone who has heard it already.
  • verb. To repeat back precisely what another has just said: to copy in the imitation of a natural echo.
  • Word Usage
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    Words with the same terminal sound
    Eco  Greco  deco  eco  gecko  
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    blast  burst  chorus  impression  laugh  
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    variant
    echoes  
    verb-form
    echoed  echoes  echoing  echos