howler
(noun) a glaring blunder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
howler (plural howlers)
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
(historical) A person hired to howl at a funeral.
(slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
(slang) A hilarious joke.
(slang) A bitterly cold day.
(psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
Coordinate term: hunter
(sometimes, figurative) A heavy fall.
(slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
(slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper.
(slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
(historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
• Wohler, wholer
Source: Wiktionary
Howl"er, n.
1. One who howls.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
