nnoun.attributethe repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound wavesSynset:replication reverberation sound reflection
Examples:- she could hear echoes of her own footsteps
Derivationally Related Form:reverberateecho
Hypernyms:reflection reflectivity reflexion
Inherited Hypernyms:echoreflectionphysical propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:re-echo
nnoun.person(Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remainedTopic:Greek mythology
Hypernyms:nymph
Inherited Hypernyms:echonymphgreco-roman deitydeityspiritual beingbeliefcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa reply that repeats what has just been saidDerivationally Related Form:echo
Hypernyms:reply response
Inherited Hypernyms:echoreplyspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:echolalia
nnoun.attributea reflected television or radio or radar beamTopic:electronics
Hypernyms:reflection reflectivity reflexion
Inherited Hypernyms:echoreflectionphysical propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributea close parallel of a feeling, idea, style, etc.Examples:- his contention contains more than an echo of Rousseau
- Napoleon III was an echo of the mighty Emperor but an infinitely better man
Hypernyms:analog analogue parallel
Inherited Hypernyms:echoanaloguesimilaritysamenessqualityattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.actan imitation or repetitionExamples:- the flower arrangement was created as an echo of a client's still life
Hypernyms:imitation
Inherited Hypernyms:echoimitationcopyingrepetitioncontinuanceactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationto say again or imitateSynset:repeat
Examples:- followers echoing the cries of their leaders
Derivationally Related Form:echo
Hypernyms:emit let loose let out utter
Inherited Hypernyms:repeatutter
Direct Hyponyms:cuckooparrotrecitereechoregurgitatereproduce
Full Troponyms:countcount downcuckoomisspellparrotrattle downrecitereechoregurgitatesayspell
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something
vverb.perceptionring or echo with soundSynset:resound reverberate ring
Examples:- the hall resounded with laughter
Derivationally Related Form:ringingreverberantreverberancereverberativeechoresonantringreverberation
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:resoundsoundcause to be perceived
Direct Hyponyms:bongconsonatereecho
Full Troponyms:bongconsonatereecho
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s PP | The woods --- with many kinds of birds (apply to: resound, ring, reverberate, echo)
vverb.stativecall to mindSynset:recall
Examples:- His words echoed John F. Kennedy
Derivationally Related Form:echo
Hypernyms:resemble
Inherited Hypernyms:echoresemblematchequal
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something