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— English words —

• shriek n. A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
• shriek n. (UK, slang) An exclamation mark.
• shriek v. (Intransitive) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream…
• shriek v. (Transitive) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

— English words, defined in French —

• shriek n. Cri.
• shriek v. Crier.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• shriek s. Chillido.
• shriek s. Aullido.
• shriek s. Alarido.
• shriek v. Chillar.
• shriek v. Gritar.
• shriek v. Aullar.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• shriek s. Grido, urlo.

35 English words from 4 English definitions

and A␣sharp as␣is beasts birds caused cry exclamation exclamation␣mark extreme Intransitive like loud mark outcry pain scream sharp sharply shriek shrieks shrill shrilly slang some sound such such␣as sudden terror the Transitive utter wild with

1 English word from 9 foreign definitions

Crier

8 foreign words from 9 foreign definitions

Alarido Aullar Aullido Chillar Cri Grido Gritar urlo

22 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

shrieks shriekt shrieky shrieked shrieker shriekers shriekery shriekest shrieketh shriekier shriekily shrieking shriek␣owl shriekfest shriekiest shriekings shriekling shriek␣owls shriekfests shriekiness shriekingly shrieklings

3 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

outshrieks outshrieked outshrieking

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

ashriek outshriek

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

rie Rie RIE Riek Shri

8 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

eir EIR Kei keir Keir RHs RHS r.h.s.

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

hikers Hirske Ihrkes shrike

33 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

ashriek herkies Hilkers huskier jerkish kephirs kernish kirbehs Kishore Koreish Koreshi kosheri Krisher Kshetri perkish rewhisk risketh shakier shicker shikker shirked shirker Shirkey shorkie shrieks shriekt shrieky shrikes shrinke vershki whisker Whisker Yerkish

40 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

heirs Hersi hiker hikes hires Hires hi-res Hiser HKers Ihrke Kehrs keirs Keirs keris Kersh kiers Kiers Kiser Krish reish Reish Rieks rikes Rikes Riske Seikh sheik Sheri Sherk shier Shier shire Shire -shire shirk Shirk Shrek siker Sirek skier

3 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

shreek shrink skriek

One lipogram (New word found when removing only one letter.)

Shrek

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