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Squelcher

Definition: Squelcher

Squelcher

Noun

1. (informal) a crushing remark.

2. An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonyms: Squelcher

Synonyms: put-down (n), squelch (n), squelch circuit (n), takedown (n). (additional references)

Modern Translation: Squelcher

Language		Translations for "squelcher"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		shkelje (breaking, crushing, delinquency, encroachment, impingement, infraction, infringement, invasion, irregularity, lap, obtrusion, offence, outrage, overlap, perambulation, stamping, transgression, trespass, violation), llokoçit (plash, stir, swash), llokoçis (plash, stir, swash). (various references)

Greek		αποστομότησ. (various references)

Pig Latin		elchersquay

Russian		заставить замолчать (compel silence, gag, shush, silence, squash). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		bomba (bomb). (various references)

Turkish		susturucu cevap, yıkıcı darbe (purler). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations & Misspellings: Squelcher

Derivations
	Words beginning with "squelcher": squelchers. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Squelcher" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Esquilache. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Anagrams: Squelcher

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-e-h-l-q-r-s-u"
	-1 letter: chequers, hercules.
	-2 letters: chequer, cheques, euchres, lechers, lurches, recluse, squelch.
	-3 letters: cereus, ceruse, cheers, cheque, churls, creels, creesh, euchre, lecher, leches, lucres, lusher, queers, recuse, rescue, ruches, rushee, secure, sequel, sheqel, ulcers.
	-4 letters: ceres, cheer, churl, clues, creel, cruel, cruse, crush, cures, curls, curse, eches, ecrus, heels, heres, herls, hurls, leech, leers, lehrs, luces.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-e-h-l-q-r-s-u"
	+1 letter: squelchers, squelchier.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Translations: Modern
4. Derivations

5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography

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