noise
part of speech
noun (a noise, noises; noise — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A noise is a sound, often loud or unpleasant or unexpected. tree →
2) Noise (uncountable) is loud, unwanted sound in general: «There's too much noise». tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, sound is made by vibrations; noise is sound that is loud, messy or unwanted. Loud noise can damage your hearing, so cover your ears at very loud places. In safety, strange noises (a smoke alarm beeping, a car engine, a dog growling) can warn of danger. In class, «keep the noise down» means be quieter. Phrases: «make a noise», «make noise», «background noise».
examples
- Stop making that noise! tree →
- I heard a strange noise in the night. tree →
- There is too much noise in the classroom. tree →
- Loud noise can hurt your ears. tree →
- The engine made a funny noise. tree →
- Cats make a purring noise when happy. tree →
- Wear ear defenders near the noise. tree →
- Keep the noise down — the baby is asleep. tree →
- "What's that noise?" asked the dragon. tree →
note
Countable for one sound («a noise»), uncountable for sound in general («too much noise»). Adjective: «noisy» (noisier, noisiest). Do not confuse «noise» with «nose».
In the corpora
- A big family brings warmth and noise, and also old quarrels.
- Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.
- Voice assistants turn sounds into words and then guess what you meant; accents and background noise can confuse them.
- Scientists find these senses by careful tests, for example by switching on a weak radio noise and watching robins lose their way.
- Dolphins rely on sound to hunt and to talk, so loud noise can hurt or confuse them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «noise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.