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Drumbeat

The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.

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Advocacy 76% connected

The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.

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Sign 76% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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Signal 76% connected

A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agr…

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Signaling 76% connected

of Signal

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Signalling 76% connected

of Signal

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Tattoo 76% connected

A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night, giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their quarters in garrison, or to the…

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Rataplan 92% connected

The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping horse.

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