noise
Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
Noun 4 meanings
Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
“He knew that it was trash day, when the garbage collectors made all the noise.”
Any sound.
“The sudden noise made everyone jump.”
Sound or signal generated by random fluctuations.
Any part of a signal or data that reduces the clarity, precision, or quality of the desired output.
“signal-to-noise ratio”
Verb 2 meanings
To make a noise; to sound.
To spread news of; to spread as rumor or gossip.
“an ugly story that was being noised about in newsrooms across the nation”
Etymology
From Middle English noyse, noise, from Old French noise (“a dispute, wrangle, strife, noise”), of uncertain origin.
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NOISE at a glance
NOISE has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,687 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with noise
All rhymesOne letter away
- NOISY8
- POISE7
- NOOSE5
- HOISE8
- TOISE5
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