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Noun
S:
(n)
spiel
,
patter
,
line of gab
(plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson))
S:
(n)
patter
(a quick succession of light rapid sounds)
"the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"
Verb
S:
(v)
sprinkle
,
spit
,
spatter
,
patter
,
pitter-patter
(rain gently)
"It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
S:
(v)
patter
,
pitter-patter
(make light, rapid and repeated sounds)
"gently pattering rain"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
sound
,
go
(make a certain noise or sound)
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
direct troponym
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full troponym
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
cause to be perceived
(have perceptible qualities)
S:
(v)
ache
,
smart
,
hurt
(be the source of pain)
S:
(v)
smell
(emit an odor)
"The soup smells good"
S:
(v)
odorize
,
odourise
,
scent
(cause to smell or be smelly)
S:
(v)
radiate
(cause to be seen by emitting light as if in rays)
"The sun is radiating"
S:
(v)
sound
,
go
(make a certain noise or sound)
"She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
S:
(v)
project
(cause to be heard)
"His voice projects well"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
derivationally related form
sentence frame