screamer
screamer is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta.
- noun. a very hard hit ball
- noun. gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
- noun. a sensational newspaper headline
- noun. someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
Synonyms
scorcher, bawler, bellower, roarer, screecher, shouter, yeller
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