English noun: clapper |
1. | clapper (person) someone who applauds |
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| Synonyms | applauder |
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| Broader (hypernym) | extoller, laudator, lauder |
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2. | clapper (body) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity |
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| Synonyms | glossa, lingua, tongue |
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| Broader (hypernym) | articulator, organ |
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| Part holonym | gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud |
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| Part meronym | mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, pharynx, rima oris, throat |
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3. | clapper (artifact) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side |
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| Synonyms | tongue |
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| Broader (hypernym) | striker |
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| Part meronym | bell |
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