| NOUN | artifact | bones, castanets, clappers, finger cymbals | 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 |
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| Sounds | bow'nz | |
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| Rhymes | crossbones ... Jones: 3 rhymes with ownz... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | castanets, clappers, finger cymbals | |
| Broader | percussion instrument, percussive instrument | A musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| Spanish | badajo, castañuela, castañuelas, hueso, huesos, maracas, platillos | |
| Catalan | castanyetes, castanyoles, maraques, platarets | |
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