Ruckus

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A disturbance; a commotion: "Little was heard by us in the upper regions of the considerable ruckus (and surely the heartbreak) being endured some floors below” ( Brendan Gill).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A noisy disturbance and/or commotion.
  • n. A row, fight.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of making a noisy disturbance
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    ado    stir    hustle    flurry    fuss    bustle   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    uproar    rumpus    ruction   
    Same Context
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