noun
- Someone who applauds.
- A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
- Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side.
- 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).
- synonyms: bones, castanets, finger cymbals
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