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Clappers

🔄 Synonyms of "Clappers"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
finger cymbalsnoun	a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
castanetsnoun	A percussion instrument (idiophone) of Spanish origin, consisting of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string, held in the hand and used to produce clicking sounds; any hand-held percussion idiophone that can be played with the fingers, such as bones or spoons.
maracanoun	(music) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
bonesnoun	(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Clappers"

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Word	Definition
bonesnoun	(plural only) The framework or foundation of something.
castanetsnoun	A percussion instrument (idiophone) of Spanish origin, consisting of a pair of concave shells joined on one edge by a string, held in the hand and used to produce clicking sounds; any hand-held percussion idiophone that can be played with the fingers, such as bones or spoons.
finger cymbalsnoun	a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
maracanoun	(music) A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
clackersnoun	A toy consisting of two plastic spheres suspended on string which, when swung up and down, banged against each other, making a clacking sound
wandsnoun	A surname.
panpipesnoun	(music) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.
drumheadsnoun	Alternative spelling of drum head. [The thin circle of material attached to the top of a drum shell for the purpose of striking, sometimes made of skin and in such occurrences sometimes referred to as a skin, or drum-skin, but often synthetic.]
tootersnoun	A person or device that toots; a pipe or horn, or the person who plays it.
noisemakernoun	A person or device that produces a great deal of noise, especially one used in a celebration or sporting event.
kettledrumsnoun	(music) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl.
thwacksnoun	An act of hitting hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; a whack; also, a powerful stroke involved in such hitting; a blow, a strike.
hornsnoun	Horns is a 2010 dark fantasy novel by Joe Hill and is the author's second published novel.
clackernoun	(UK, US, often in the plural) A testicle.
lyresnoun	(music) An ancient stringed musical instrument (a yoke lute chordophone) of Greek origin, consisting of two arms extending from a body to a crossbar (a yoke), and strings, parallel to the soundboard, connecting the body to the yoke.
scabbardsnoun	The sheath of a sword.
broomsnoun	(countable) A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
clapnoun	The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
tubasnoun	A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
hootersnoun	(slang) A woman's breasts.