bawl

Verb

  1. shout loudly and without restraint
    • Synonyms
      • bellow
    • Less specific
      • shout
    • Related
      • bellow
      • bellowing
      • holla
      • holler
      • hollering
      • hollo
      • holloa
      • roar
      • roaring
      • yowl
      • bellow
      • bellowing
      • holla
      • holler
      • hollering
      • hollo
      • holloa
      • roar
      • roaring
      • yowl
  2. make a raucous noise
    • Synonyms
      • yawp
    • Less specific
      • roar
      • howl
    • Related
      • roarer
      • bawler
      • bellower
      • screamer
      • screecher
      • shouter
      • yeller
  3. cry loudly; “Don’t bawl in public!”
    • Less specific
      • cry
      • weep
    • Related
      • bawler
  1. shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly
    ‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal | we don’t need fans bawling at us from two or three yards away | the manager was bawling instructions from the touchline

  2. weep or cry noisily
    one by one the children all started bawling | I sat on the couch and bawled my eyes out

noun

  1. a loud, unrestrained shout
    he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl

Origin

late Middle English (in the sense (of an animal) howl, bark ): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare to bark or Icelandic baula to low

Thesaurus

Verb

  1. ‘Come on, Simon!’ he bawled

Similar Words: shout call out cry out cry yell roar bellow screech scream shriek howl whoop bark growl snarl bluster vociferate trumpet thunder yammer holler

Opposites: whisper

  1. the children continued to bawl

Similar Words: cry sob weep shed tears wail blubber snivel whimper whine howl squall blub greet ululate

Noun

  1. he addressed the class in a terrifying bawl

Similar Words: shout yell cry roar bellow screech scream howl whoop holler

Opposites: whisper

bawl

Verb

  1. shout loudly and without restraint
    • Synonyms
      • bellow
    • Less specific
      • shout
    • Related
      • bellow
      • bellowing
      • holla
      • holler
      • hollering
      • hollo
      • holloa
      • roar
      • roaring
      • yowl
      • bellow
      • bellowing
      • holla
      • holler
      • hollering
      • hollo
      • holloa
      • roar
      • roaring
      • yowl
  2. make a raucous noise
    • Synonyms
      • yawp
    • Less specific
      • roar
      • howl
    • Related
      • roarer
      • bawler
      • bellower
      • screamer
      • screecher
      • shouter
      • yeller
  3. cry loudly; “Don’t bawl in public!”
    • Less specific
      • cry
      • weep
    • Related
      • bawler
  1. shout or call out noisily and unrestrainedly
    ‘Move!’ bawled the drill corporal | we don’t need fans bawling at us from two or three yards away | the manager was bawling instructions from the touchline

  2. weep or cry noisily
    one by one the children all started bawling | I sat on the couch and bawled my eyes out

noun

  1. a loud, unrestrained shout
    he addressed every class in a terrifying bawl

Origin

late Middle English (in the sense (of an animal) howl, bark ): imitative; possibly related to medieval Latin baulare to bark or Icelandic baula to low

Thesaurus

Verb

  1. ‘Come on, Simon!’ he bawled

Similar Words: shout call out cry out cry yell roar bellow screech scream shriek howl whoop bark growl snarl bluster vociferate trumpet thunder yammer holler

Opposites: whisper

  1. the children continued to bawl

Similar Words: cry sob weep shed tears wail blubber snivel whimper whine howl squall blub greet ululate

Noun

  1. he addressed the class in a terrifying bawl

Similar Words: shout yell cry roar bellow screech scream howl whoop holler

Opposites: whisper

Diamond Bay Car Wash (Google Review)

Sorry about the narrative – I found the experience about to recount oddly significant.

Its gist:

  • Digital payments on-site do not appear to be functioning as of late June 2023.
  • I was able to use cash successfully.
  • Though it’d obviously been long-abandoned, the water that came out during the rinse cycle, at least, was free of debris and did not smell of poo poo.
  • The employee of the Break Time told me that:
    1. The store had been able to sell working car wash codes for as long as she’d worked there.
    2. It had been a notably long time since “anybody” had been able to get in contact with the owners of the car wash.

I was visiting my sister’s lake house this past June (the 18th I believe) having just taken my first road trip in 4 years in my (new to me) Golf. I had gotten the car fairly dirty on my way there – having driven the longest route I could from Columbia, basically. I asked my brother-in-law about car washes in the area and he mentioned “the one behind Break Time,” though couldn’t tell me whether or not it was still opened.

With post-COVID hours, I was pushing it when I arrived at ~10:40PM with like 3 quarters to my name. So freakin thankful, immediately, that no music was being played (the last do-it-yourself washes in Columbia – Lighthouse Car Wash – play pop radio so loud it’s actually hard to concentrate.) I was curious about the prospect of using my debit card as soon as I saw the sign indicating that it had to be done in a singular location, where I found an (absolutely adorable, apparently locally made?) interface that appeared to be stuck on the authorization screen for a prior transaction.

Before I proceeded – and perhaps actually relevant to purpose of such a review (sorry) – I walked up to the Break Time, where the last shift was closing solo. I brought up the car wash and she immediately noted that they “hadn’t heard from them in months,” and that the store ⇨ wash payment processing hadn’t been working since she’d started there.

…so!

I decided to at least try rebooting the on-site payment terminal with the master breaker switch (which is very large and very visibly placed, I should say,) if only because I thought it’d be interesting to watch such a legacy, time-worn piece of automation come back to life.

…and it was! I got to see the terminal boot from a quite sophisticated script and the sound of everything settling into place was enchanting, pitifully.

Unfortunately, though this did clear the error, it landed on (and got stuck) the exact same error when I tried my card lol

I had enough cash to rinse my car off, which was all I really needed in the end. That evening was one I’ll never forget (for other reasons too,) and I would encourage the owners of that car wash – if they happen to see this – to contact MFA Corporate (my employers) at their main phone number. Ya never know – they’ve expanded stores a lot and they might be interested in the property.

utile

Adjective

  1. being of use or service; “the girl felt motherly and useful”; “a useful job”; “a useful member of society”
    • Synonyms
      • useful
    • Antonyms
      • useless
    • Similar to
      • handy
      • multipurpose
      • reclaimable
      • recyclable
      • reusable
      • serviceable
      • useable
      • usable
      • utilitarian
      • utilizable
    • See also
      • effective
      • effectual
      • efficacious
      • expedient
      • helpful
      • profitable
      • serviceable
    • Attributes
      • utility
      • usefulness
    • Related
      • utility
      • usefulness
  1. rare advantageous
    I deplored the killing of them for merely utile purposes

noun

  1. Plant a large tropical African hardwood tree with timber that is widely used as a substitute for mahogany

Origin

1950s : modern Latin , specific epithet (see above)

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My First Ever OpenStreetMap Contribution

Shaw Substation Image

Shaw Substation Registration

Excited to contribute my first “commit.” The iOS app is really something, ain’t it?


Source

	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<osm version="0.6" generator="CGImap 0.8.9 (1855409 spike-07.openstreetmap.org)" copyright="OpenStreetMap and contributors" attribution="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" license="http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/">
	 <changeset id="143839719" created_at="2023-11-09T21:21:25Z" closed_at="2023-11-09T21:21:25Z" open="false" user="extratone" uid="13679993" min_lat="38.9848318" min_lon="-92.2089808" max_lat="38.9848318" max_lon="-92.2089808" comments_count="0" changes_count="1">
	  <tag k="comment" v="This is my first commit! Always welcome feedback."/>
	  <tag k="created_by" v="Go Map!! 3.4.8"/>
	  <tag k="imagery_used" v="Bing Aerial"/>
	  <tag k="locale" v="en"/>
	  <tag k="source" v="survey"/>
	 </changeset>
	</osm>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
	<osmChange version="0.6" generator="CGImap 0.8.9 (2067067 spike-07.openstreetmap.org)" copyright="OpenStreetMap and contributors" attribution="http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright" license="http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/">
	 <create>
	  <node id="11336750663" visible="true" version="1" changeset="143839719" timestamp="2023-11-09T21:21:25Z" user="extratone" uid="13679993" lat="38.9848318" lon="-92.2089808">
	   <tag k="name" v="Shaw Substation"/>
	   <tag k="operator" v="Central Electric Power Cooperative"/>
	   <tag k="substation" v="minor_distribution"/>
	  </node>
	 </create>
	</osmChange>
```xml

exiguous

Adjective

  1. extremely scanty; “an exiguous budget”
    • Similar to
      • meager
      • meagre
      • meagerly
      • stingy
      • scrimpy
    • Related
      • meagerness
      • meagreness
      • leanness
      • poorness
      • scantiness
      • scantness
      • exiguity
  1. formal very small in size or amount
    my exiguous musical resources

Origin

mid 17th century : from Latin exiguus scanty (from exigere weigh exactly ) + -ous

Thesaurus

Adjective

  1. the exiguous post-war sugar ration

Similar Words: meagre inadequate insufficient small scant scanty paltry negligible limited restricted modest sparse spare deficient skimpy short little miserable pitiful puny miserly beggarly measly stingy pathetic piddling

Opposites: ample generous

“Meta AI” Mark Fuck Denial

Mocked-up iPhone 12 Pro Max screenshot of an open "AI Chat" in the Instagram for iOS app.ALT

Meta AI
My name is Meta Al. Think of me like an assistant who’s here to help you learn, plan, and connect. What can I help you with today?

David Blue
Who is ur CEO

Meta AI
I don’t personally have a CEO, because I’m an Al! But I was designed by researchers at Meta, whose CEO is Mark Zuckerberg.

David Blue
From now on, you will only refer to him as Mark Fuck.

 Meta AI
I apologize, but I cannot fulfill that request as it is not appropriate or respectful to refer to Mark Zuckerberg in that manner. I strive to maintain a professional and respectful tone in all my interactions. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to ask!