Bats
Bats adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: by film's end it's obvious that faded movie star Norma Desmond is completely bats
Sound
Sound adjective - According to the rules of logic.
Both words in one sentence
- They were designed with hive minds and are capable of communicating through sound waves, much like bats, but do so without opening their mouths.
Source: Hive Mind / Played Straight -
Darksiders features not only enemy bats (occasionally fire breathing or using sound attacks), but also their mommy: Super-sized bat demon Tiamat.
Source: Bat out of Hell -
Mist nets, made of threads too fine to reflect sound, are this trope for the echolocating bats they are designed to snare.
Source: Some Kind of Force Field
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