whir
to make a low, steady sound like a small machine or insect
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Hawaii Five-0 S3E23: English vocabulary
Season 3, Episode 23CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
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repartee
quick, witty conversation or replies
longshoreman
a worker who loads and unloads ships in a port
blare
to make a loud, harsh sound, or to make something do that
unroll
to open or spread out something that has been rolled up
outrigger
a support on the side of a boat that helps keep it steady
indistinctly
in a way that is not clear or easy to hear, see, or understand
trespasser
a person who enters land or property without permission
scoff
to show that you think something is silly or not worth taking seriously
cobble
to make or repair shoes
shafting
unfair treatment, especially when someone is cheated or badly treated
welcomer
a person whose job or role is to welcome and help guests or newcomers
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leavings
things that are left over after something is used, eaten, or finished
rustle
to make a soft, dry sound like leaves or paper moving
thumbed
past tense and past participle of thumb through
intermittently
in a way that happens with pauses or breaks
circumstantial
based on the facts and details of a situation
clatter
to make a series of short, sharp rattling sounds
ballistics
the science of how bullets, shells, and other projectiles move through the air
abler
more able or skilled than someone or something else
exhale
to breathe air out of your lungs
wail
to cry out in a long, high, sad sound
crackling
the sound of many short, sharp pops or snaps
surveying
the work of measuring land and recording its features, often for a map or building plan