Definition of rattle

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Rattle (n.) A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the rattle of a drum..

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Rattlehead :: Rattlehead (n.) An empty, noisy talker..
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) Any species of Crotalaria, a genus of yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded pods..
Confabulate :: Confabulate (v. i.) To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on for an hour..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. t.) Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's judgment; to rattle a player in a game..
Copperhead :: Copperhead (n.) A poisonous American serpent (Ancistrodon conotortrix), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and red viper..
Rattle :: Rattle (v. i.) To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises, as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies shaken together; to clatter..
Jingle :: "Jingle (n.) That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle..
Solenoglypha :: Solenoglypha (n. pl.) A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See Fang..
Scrophulariaceous :: Scrophulariaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceae, or Scrophularineae), usually having irregular didynamous flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein, foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle, and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia..
Berattle :: Berattle (v. t.) To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.
Moccasin :: Moccasin (n.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles..
Cackler :: Cackler (n.) One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler..
Cackle :: Cackle (n.) Idle talk; silly prattle.
Rattle-headed :: Rattle-headed (a.) Noisy; giddy; unsteady.
Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..
Clack :: Clack (v. t.) Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.
Crotalus :: Crotalus (n.) A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes..
Prattlement :: Prattlement (n.) Prattle.
Rattlepate :: Rattlepate (n.) A rattlehead.
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