In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
SCREAK
squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech
(verb) utter a harsh abrupt scream
whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak
(verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise; “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”; “My car engine makes a whining noise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
screak (plural screaks)
shriek; screech
Verb
screak (third-person singular simple present screaks, present participle screaking, simple past and past participle screaked)
shriek; screech
Anagrams
• ackers, crakes, creaks, sacker
Source: Wiktionary
Screak, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Screaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Screaking.] Etym: [Cf. Icel. skrækja to screech. Cf. Creak, v., Screech.]
Definition: To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel.
Screak, n.
Definition: A creaking; a screech; a shriek. Bp. Bull.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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