The meaning of Echo

noun

A thing that is said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation.

Usage examples:

He knocked and entered without waiting for an answer

verb

Say or write something as a reaction to someone or something.

Usage examples:

‘of course i can,’ she answered

verb

A statement made to reply to a question or criticism

noun

An organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical.

Usage examples:

Vines representing all the 15 existing clones were planted

verb

Propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone.

Usage examples:

Of the hundreds of new plants cloned the best ones are selected

noun

A cell or organism that has the exact same chemical patterns in its cells as the original from which it was artificially produced

noun

A thing made to be similar or identical to another.

Usage examples:

The problem is telling which is the original document and which the copy

verb

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce.

Usage examples:

Each form had to be copied and sent to a different department

verb

To produce something that is exactly like another thing, or to do something meant to be like someone or something else

Usage examples:

The design was copied from a 19th-century wallpaper., he copied the file onto a diskette., she writ…

noun

A person or thing that corresponds to or has the same function as another person or thing in a different place or situation.

Usage examples:

The minister held talks with his french counterpart

noun

A person or thing that has the same position or purpose as another person or thing in a different place or organization

Usage examples:

The president will meet with his brazilian counterpart tomorrow.

noun

A person or thing that does the same job or has the same function as a person or thing in a different organization, etc.

Usage examples:

Why should women in top managerial positions earn less than their male counterparts?, for the first…

adjective

Consisting of two equal, identical, or similar parts or things.

Usage examples:

Double doors

predeterminer

Twice as much or as many.

Usage examples:

The jail now houses almost double the number of prisoners it was designed for

adverb

At or to twice the amount or extent.

Usage examples:

You have to be careful, and this counts double for older people

adjective

Exactly like something else, especially through having been copied.

Usage examples:

A duplicate set of keys

noun

One of two or more identical things.

Usage examples:

Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates

verb

Short for duplicate bridge.

noun

An exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Usage examples:

A facsimile of the manuscript

verb

Make a copy of.

Usage examples:

The ride was facsimiled for another theme park

noun

An exact copy, esp. of a document

noun

A man or boy.

Usage examples:

He was an extremely obliging fellow

adjective

Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something.

Usage examples:

They urged the troops not to fire on their fellow citizens

noun

A man

Usage examples:

He was a big fellow with broad shoulders., dr. rodriguez is a fellow of the american college of phy…

noun

The action of using someone or something as a model.

Usage examples:

A child learns to speak by imitation

noun

Something copied, or the act of copying

Usage examples:

Freya does a pretty good imitation of her science teacher., [ c ] imitation leather

noun

Someone or something very similar in physical appearance to someone or something else

Usage examples:

An elvis presley lookalike

noun

A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.

Usage examples:

A boxing match

verb

Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.

Usage examples:

I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun

A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.

Usage examples:

He struck a match against the wall

noun

The sexual partner of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

A male bird sings to court a mate

verb

(of animals or birds) come together for breeding; copulate.

Usage examples:

Successful males may mate with many females

verb

Short for checkmate (noun).

adjective

(of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

Usage examples:

Parallel lines never meet

noun

A person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.

Usage examples:

A challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century

verb

Be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to.

Usage examples:

A big concrete gutter that paralleled the road

noun

The throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.

Usage examples:

The reflection of light

noun

Something that shows, expresses, or is a sign of something

Usage examples:

Their finely decorated home is a reflection of their good taste., the team’s losses of late seem to…

noun

The action of repeating something, typically for emphasis or clarity.

Usage examples:

The reiteration of his campaign promise to cut taxes

noun

The act of saying something again, once or several times

Usage examples:

The claim made in the introduction merits reiteration., at the meeting, there were some reiteration…

verb

Say again something one has already said.

Usage examples:

‘are you hurt?’ he repeated

noun

Something that occurs or is done again.

Usage examples:

The final will be a repeat of last year

verb

To say, tell, or do something again

Usage examples:

She repeated the question., listen to the tape and repeat each word., we’re hoping to avoid a repea…

noun

The action of repeating something that has already been said or written.

Usage examples:

Her comments are worthy of repetition

The act of doing or performing again

noun

The act of doing or saying something again

Usage examples:

His books are full of repetition., we want to prevent a repetition of last summer's fires, which de…

noun

An exact copy or model of something, especially one on a smaller scale.

Usage examples:

A replica of the empire state building

noun

The action or process of copying something.

Usage examples:

The cost of colour reproduction in publication is high

noun

The act or process of producing new life

noun

A copy of something, especially a work of art or a piece of furniture

Usage examples:

The museum sells cheap reproductions of some of its key artefacts., allow plenty of time for the ph…

adjective

Unmistakable; emphatic.

Usage examples:

The evening was a resounding success

verb

(of a sound, voice, etc.) fill or echo throughout a place.

Usage examples:

Another scream resounded through the school

adjective

Very great; complete

Usage examples:

The remake of the movie was a resounding success.

verb

(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo.

Usage examples:

Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room

verb

Present participle of reverberate

Usage examples:

The narrow street reverberated with/to the sound of the workmen's drills., news of the disaster rev…

noun

Prolongation of a sound; resonance.

Usage examples:

Electronic effects have been added, such as echo and reverberation

noun

A sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake

Usage examples:

She felt the reverberation(s) in her chest and cursed the drilling outside., have reverberations th…

noun

A person or thing that looks very like another.

Usage examples:

He is a dead ringer for his late papa

noun

(in certain games) a ring or similar object that is tossed so as to encircle a target.

noun

A thing that makes a ringing sound, especially part of a mobile phone

Usage examples:

Turn off the phone's ringer by flipping the switch., other buttons include a volume rocker on the l…

adjective

Having or emitting a clear resonant sound.

Usage examples:

A ringing voice

noun

An act or sound of ringing.

Usage examples:

The ringing of fire alarms

verb

Surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment.

Usage examples:

The courthouse was ringed with police

noun

One of two children or animals born at the same birth.

Usage examples:

Experiments were carried out using sets of identical twins

adjective

Forming, or being one of, a pair born at one birth.

Usage examples:

She gave birth to twin boys

verb

Link (a town or district) with another in a different country or cause (two towns or districts) to be linked, for the purposes of friendship and cultural exchange.

Usage examples:

The russian city of kostroma is twinned with durham