tappings
Light repeated knocks
Tappings are instances of tapping—light touches or strikes repeated in sequence.
The word appears in contexts involving extraction: the tappings of maple trees for syrup, tappings of telephone lines for surveillance.
It can also describe sounds: the soft tappings of rain on the window.
Liquid flow controller
- kegSmall beverage barrel
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- caskWooden storage barrel
- draftPreliminary version of text
spout · faucet · bunghole · maple · sap · birch · rubber · latex
Telegraph code originator
- telegraphElectrical message system
- codeSymbolic communication system
- SOSMorse distress code
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
semaphore · beacon · transmission · relay · dots · dashes · communication · telegraphy
Stick for striking drums
- snareDevice for catching prey
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
cadence · bongos · congas · tabla · djembe · tom-tom · hi-hat · woodblock
Randomize by mixing
- flapOne-sided attached cover
- hooferSlang for professional dancer
- softshoeQuiet stage dancing
- BroadwayManhattan theatrical district
Gregory Hines · Fred Astaire · wings · metal plates · syncopation · buck-and-wing · pullback
Scheduled time for something
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- designationFormal name or title
- choiceAct of selecting
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
conscription · enlistment · draft · picking · choosing · handpicked · singled out · earmarked
spigot
Liquid flow controller
draft · spout · faucet · bunghole · maple · sap · birch · rubber · latex · resin
Morse
Telegraph code originator
distress · semaphore · beacon · transmission · relay · dots · dashes · communication · telegraphy · wireless
drumstick
Stick for striking drums
tempo · cadence · bongos · congas · tabla · djembe · tom-tom · hi-hat · woodblock · cowbell
shuffle
Randomize by mixing
Broadway · Gregory Hines · Fred Astaire · wings · metal plates · syncopation · buck-and-wing · pullback
appointment
Scheduled time for something
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- designationFormal name or title
- choiceAct of selecting
recruitment · conscription · enlistment · draft · picking · choosing · handpicked · singled out · earmarked
tappingspoundings
Repeated heavy strikes
hammerings · bangings · thumpings · bashings · beatings
tappingssealings
Acts of making airtight
cappings · closings · containments · stoppages · obstructions
- tapping outGesture of submission
- foot tappingRhythmic shoe-to-floor movement
- double tappingTwo rapid consecutive touches
- phone tappingSecretly monitoring communications
- toe tappingRhythmic foot movements
- wire tappingIntercepting private communications