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as clear as a whistle

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  • clear-cut — I verb remove all the trees at one time clear cut an acre of forest • Hypernyms: ↑clear • Verb Frames: Somebody s something II adjective 1. clearly or sharply defined to the mind …   Useful english dictionary

  • whistle — [hwis′əl, wis′əl] vi. whistled, whistling [ME whistlen < OE hwistlian: for IE base see WHISPER] 1. a) to make a clear, shrill sound or note, or a series of these, by forcing breath between the teeth or through a narrow opening made by… …   English World dictionary

  • whistle — ► NOUN 1) a clear, high pitched sound made by forcing breath through pursed lips, or between one s teeth. 2) any similar sound. 3) an instrument used to produce such a sound. ► VERB 1) emit or produce a whistle. 2) produce (a tune) in such a way …   English terms dictionary

  • Clear and Present Danger (film) — Clear and Present Danger Theatrical release poster Directed by Phillip Noyce S …   Wikipedia

  • whistle-blower — UK US (also whistleblower) noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a person who works for a company or organization that tells an authority about something illegal happening within the company or organization: »Within many organisations a whistleblower is… …   Financial and business terms

  • whistle-blowing — whistle blower UK US (also whistleblower) noun [C] WORKPLACE ► a person who works for a company or organization that tells an authority about something illegal happening within the company or organization: »Within many organisations a… …   Financial and business terms

  • whistle — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to whisper Date: before 12th century 1. a. a small wind instrument in which sound is produced by the forcible passage of breath through …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whistle — n. & v. n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed lips. 2 a similar sound made by a bird, the wind, a missile, etc. 3 an instrument used to produce such a sound. v. 1 intr. emit a whistle. 2 a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • whistle — noun 1》 a clear, high pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips, or between one s teeth.     ↘any similar sound. 2》 an instrument used to produce such a sound, especially for giving a signal. 3》 Brit.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Whistle! — Infobox animanga/Header name = Whistle! caption = Whistle! ja name = ホイッスル! ja name trans = Hoissuru! genre = Sports, Drama, Slice of Life, ShonenInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Daisuke Higuchi publisher = flagicon|Japan Shueisha… …   Wikipedia

  • whistle — whistleable, adj. /hwis euhl, wis /, v., whistled, whistling, n. v.i. 1. to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by… …   Universalium

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