clapper
n. tongue of a bell; one that claps or applauds | ||||
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Clapper Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Clapper
(n.)
That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell.
(n.)
A rabbit burrow.
(n.)
A person who claps.
(n.)
That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See Illust. of Bell.
(n.)
A rabbit burrow.
(n.)
A person who claps.
| WordNet 2.0 |
clapper
Noun
1. someone who applauds
(synonym) applauder
(hypernym) laudator, lauder, extoller
(derivation) applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
2. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
(synonym) tongue, lingua, glossa
(hypernym) organ
(part-holonym) mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
(part-meronym) tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
3. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
(synonym) tongue
(hypernym) striker
(part-holonym) bell
(derivation) clap
Noun
1. someone who applauds
(synonym) applauder
(hypernym) laudator, lauder, extoller
(derivation) applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
2. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
(synonym) tongue, lingua, glossa
(hypernym) organ
(part-holonym) mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
(part-meronym) tastebud, taste bud, gustatory organ
3. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
(synonym) tongue
(hypernym) striker
(part-holonym) bell
(derivation) clap
| Australian Slang |
Go like the clappers
move fast
move fast
| hEnglish - advanced version |
clapper
clapper
\clap"per\ (?), n.
1. a person who claps.
2. that which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. see illust. of bell.
clapper
rail (zo?l.), an americam species of rail (rallus scepitans).
clapper
\clap"per\, n. [f. clapier.] a rabbit burrow. [obs.]
clapper
n
1. someone who applauds [syn: applauder]
2. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa]
3. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: tongue]
similar words(1)
clapper rail
clapper
\clap"per\ (?), n.
1. a person who claps.
2. that which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. see illust. of bell.
clapper
rail (zo?l.), an americam species of rail (rallus scepitans).
clapper
\clap"per\, n. [f. clapier.] a rabbit burrow. [obs.]
clapper
n
1. someone who applauds [syn: applauder]
2. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity [syn: tongue, lingua, glossa]
3. metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side [syn: tongue]
similar words(1)
clapper rail
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Tafod
Tafod = n. a tongue; a clapper
Tafod = n. a tongue; a clapper
Clapper Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Glossary of petroleum Industry |
CLAPPER
The internal moving part, the "tongue" of a check valve that permits a liquid or gas to I low in one direction only in a pipeline. Like a trap door, the cheek-valve clapper works on a hinge attached to the body of the valve. When at rest the clapper is a few degrees off the vertical or, as in certain valves, completely horizontal.
The internal moving part, the "tongue" of a check valve that permits a liquid or gas to I low in one direction only in a pipeline. Like a trap door, the cheek-valve clapper works on a hinge attached to the body of the valve. When at rest the clapper is a few degrees off the vertical or, as in certain valves, completely horizontal.
Clapper Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Clapper
A clapper may refer to one of the following:
- Part of a bell
- A sound-activated gadget called The Clapper
- A character from the video game Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
- Clapboard used in movies
- Clapper (musical instrument) ancient musical instrument that is struck against each other to make noise
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