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CLAPPER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the sideplay

Synonyms:

clapper; tongue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("clapper" is a kind of...):

striker (the part of a mechanical device that strikes something)

Holonyms ("clapper" is a part of...):

bell (a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck)

Derivation:

clap (strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavityplay

Synonyms:

clapper; glossa; lingua; tongue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("clapper" is a kind of...):

organ (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function)

articulator (a movable speech organ)

Meronyms (parts of "clapper"):

gustatory organ; taste bud; tastebud (an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue)

Holonyms ("clapper" is a part of...):

mouth; oral cavity; oral fissure; rima oris (the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge)

pharynx; throat (the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Someone who applaudsplay

Synonyms:

applauder; clapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("clapper" is a kind of...):

extoller; laudator; lauder (someone who communicates high praise)

Derivation:

clap (clap one's hands together)

clap (clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval)

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