CLAPPER Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word clapper. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CLAPPER
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| bell | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) • the sound of a bell being struck • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) • (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. • the shape of a bell • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument • the flared opening of a tubular device verb • attach a bell to | ||||||||
| gong | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • sound a gong | ||||||||
| hammer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled • a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking • the ossicle attached to the eardrum • a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. • a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw • a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate • a power tool for drilling rocks • the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) verb • beat with or as if with a hammer • create by hammering | ||||||||
| knocker | nounn | |||||||
noun • (Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person • a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance) • one who disparages or belittles the worth of something • either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman • a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door | ||||||||
| ringer | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) • a person who is almost identical to another • a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses • (horseshoes) the successful throw of a horseshoe or quoit so as to encircle a stake or peg | ||||||||
| striker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a forward on a soccer team • someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating • an employee on strike against an employer • someone who hits • the part of a mechanical device that strikes something | ||||||||
| tongue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity • a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language • any long thin projection that is transient • a manner of speaking • a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea • the tongue of certain animals used as meat • the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot • metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side verb • articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments • lick or explore with the tongue | ||||||||
| applauder | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who applauds | ||||||||
| glossa | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | ||||||||
| lingua | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity | ||||||||
