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squeak verb 1 : to utter or speak in a weak shrill tone

2 : to make a thin high-pitched sound

— squeak noun

Synonyms

cheep, peep, squeal

squeaky adjective : of the nature of, emitting, or tending to emit squeaks

Synonyms

acute, sharp, shrill, treble—more at SHRILL

1squeal verb 1 : to make a shrill sound or cry

2 : to betray a secret or turn informer

3 : COMPLAIN, PROTEST

Synonyms

[1] howl, scream, shriek, shrill, yell, yelp—more at SCREAM

[2] inform, snitch, talk, tell; also betray, give away, turn in; blab, tattle; tip (off)

2squeal noun : a shrill sharp cry or noise

squea·mish adjective 1 : easily nauseated; also : NAUSEATED

2 : easily disgusted

Synonyms

[1] ill, nauseous, queasy, queer, sick—more at NAUSEOUS

[2] disgusted, sick—more at SICK

squea·mish·ness noun : the quality or state of being squeamish

Synonyms

nausea, queasiness, sickness—more at NAUSEA

squee·gee noun : a blade set crosswise on a handle and used for spreading or wiping liquid on, across, or off a surface

— squeegee verb

1squeeze verb squeezed; squeez·ing 1 : to exert pressure on the opposite sides or parts of : COMPRESS

2 : to obtain by pressure <~ juice from a lemon>

3 : to force, thrust, or cause to pass by pressure

4 : to pass, win, or get by narrowly

5 : to get or deprive by extortion

— squeez·er noun

Synonyms

[1] compact, compress, condense, constrict, contract—more at COMPRESS

[2] crush, express, mash, press—more at PRESS

[3] cram, crowd, jam, ram, sandwich, stuff, wedge—more at CROWD

2squeeze noun 1 : an act of squeezing

2 : a quantity squeezed out

squeeze bottle noun : a flexible plastic bottle that dispenses its contents when it is squeezed

squelch verb 1 : to suppress completely : CRUSH

2 : to move in soft mud

— squelch noun

Synonyms

clamp down, crack down, crush, put down, quash, quell, repress, silence, snuff, squash, subdue, suppress—more at QUELL

squib noun : a brief witty writing or speech

squid noun, plural squid or squids : any of an order of long-bodied sea mollusks having eight short arms and two longer tentacles and usu. a slender internal shell

squint verb 1 : to look or aim obliquely

2 : to look or peer with the eyes partly closed

3 : to be cross-eyed

— squint noun or adjective

1squire noun [ORIGIN: ME squier, fr. AF esquier, fr. LL scutarius, fr. L scutum shield]

1 : an armor-bearer of a knight

2 : a man gallantly devoted to a lady

3 : a member of the British gentry ranking below a knight and above a gentleman; also : a prominent landowner

4 : a local magistrate

2squire verb squired; squir·ing : to attend as a squire or escort

Synonyms

accompany, attend, convoy, escort—more at ACCOMPANY

squirm verb : to twist about like a worm : WRIGGLE

Synonyms

fiddle, fidget, jerk, toss, twitch, wiggle, wriggle—more at FIDGET

1squirrel noun, plural squirrels also squirrel [ORIGIN: ME squirel, fr. AF escurel, esquirel, fr. VL *scuriolus, dim. of *scurius, alter. of L sciurus, fr. Gk skiouros, prob. fr. skia shadow + oura tail]

: any of various rodents usu. with a long bushy tail and strong hind legs; also : the fur of a squirrel

2squirrel verb -reled or -relled; -rel·ing or -rel·ling : to store up for future use

1squirt verb : to eject liquid in a thin spurt

Synonyms

gush, jet, pour, rush, spew, spout, spurt—more at GUSH

2squirt noun 1 : an instrument (as a syringe) for squirting

2 : a small forcible jet of liquid

1Sr abbreviation 1 senior

2 sister

2Sr symbol strontium

SR abbreviation seaman recruit

1SRO noun [ORIGIN: single-room occupancy]

: a house or apartment building in which low-income tenants live in single rooms

2SRO abbreviation standing room only

SS abbreviation 1 saints

2 Social Security

3 steamship

4 sworn statement

SSA abbreviation Social Security Administration

SSE abbreviation south-southeast

SSG or SSgt abbreviation staff sergeant

SSI abbreviation