noise
//nɔɪz//
Noun
noisesPlural
1
A sound, especially one that is loud, unpleasant, or unwanted.
The noise from the construction site kept me awake all night.
2
Irregular fluctuations that accompany a transmitted electrical signal but are not part of it and tend to obscure it.
The noise in the signal made it difficult to hear the radio broadcast clearly.
3
Irrelevant or meaningless data or information.
We need to filter out the noise from the data to find useful information.
Verb
1
To talk about or make known publicly; to spread rumors or information.
The scandal was noised abroad by the media.
2
To make a noise or sound.
The old floorboards noised as we walked across them.