clappers
Inside the bells
Clappers are the moving pieces inside bells that strike the sides to produce sound.
The term extends to any hinged noisemaker that works by striking surfaces together.
In British slang, like the clappers means very fast: He ran like the clappers to catch the bus.
Oral muscle for taste
- strikerOne who hits targets
- bell towerStructure housing large chimes
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
- chimeMelodic bell sound
peal · toll · ring · clang · knell · resonance · swing · bronze
Handheld clicking percussion
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- clavesPercussion stick pair
- woodenMade from timber
flamenco · rhythm · click · clack · rattle · snap · tempo · beat
Fissile metamorphic rock
- clapperboardFilm scene marking device
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- takeCapture or filmed segment
- markerSomething that signals location
sync · sound · action · film set · production · director · editor · synchronization
Oral opening
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
Gathered viewers collectively
- ovationExtended audience applause
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
- appreciationRecognition of worth
acclaim · approval · standing ovation · curtain call · bravo · hands · theater · concert
tongue
Oral muscle for taste
- strikerOne who hits targets
- bell towerStructure housing large chimes
- carillonTuned bronze bell instrument
chime · peal · toll · ring · clang · knell · resonance · swing · bronze · belfry
castanets
Handheld clicking percussion
wooden · flamenco · rhythm · click · clack · rattle · snap · tempo · beat · folk music
slate
Fissile metamorphic rock
- clapperboardFilm scene marking device
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- takeCapture or filmed segment
marker · sync · sound · action · film set · production · director · editor · synchronization · timecode
mouth
Oral opening
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
prattle · talk · gab · yapping · blather · nattering · jaw · lips
audience
Gathered viewers collectively
- ovationExtended audience applause
- encoreAudience-demanded extra performance
- cheeringVocal encouragement given
appreciation · acclaim · approval · standing ovation · curtain call · bravo · hands · appreciation · theater · concert
- fan gearjerseys, foam fingers, pennants, pom poms, pompoms
- ancient instrumentslyre, harp, pan pipes, pan flute, shofar
- folk instrumentsbanjo, bodhrán, mandolin, harmonica, fiddle
- bellfoundingbellfounding, bronze casting, carillons, church bells, handbells
- Chinese OperaBeijing opera, folk opera, painted faces, face-changing, dan
- Filipino instrumentslaud, gimbal, basal, butting
- clapped outBroken from overuse
- clapped backResponded defiantly to criticism
- clapper boardFilm production sync device
- everyone clappedCollective applause occurred
- bell clapperBell's internal striker