war-whoop

  • 21whoop — Synonyms and related words: ace, bark, battle cry, bawl, bellow, call, caterwaul, cheer, cry, damn, hail, halloo, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jot, lota, modicum, rallying cry, ray, roar, scream, screech, shout, shred, shriek, squall,… …

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  • 22war-cry — n. Whoop, war whoop, battle cry, slogan …

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  • 23war — {{11}}war (n.) late O.E. (c.1050), wyrre, werre, from O.N.Fr. werre war (Mod.Fr. guerre), from Frankish *werra, from P.Gmc. *werso (Cf. O.S. werran, O.H.G. werran, Ger. verwirren to confuse, perplex ). Cognates suggest the original sense was to… …

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  • 24war cry — noun 1. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle • Syn: ↑war whoop, ↑rallying cry, ↑battle cry • Hypernyms: ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑call, ↑yell, ↑shout, ↑ …

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  • 25war cry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slogan, rallying cry, call to arms, rally, watchword, battle cry, rebel yell, war whoop*; see also cheer 3 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A rallying term used by proponents of a cause: battle cry, call to arms, call to… …

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  • 26Whoop — Whoop, n. 1. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl. [1913 Webster] A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable detachment, who… …

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  • 27Civil war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …

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  • 28Holy war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …

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  • 29Man of war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …

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  • 30Public war — War War, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G. wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic origin. Cf.… …

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