applause, hand clapping, clapping
(noun) a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
applause (usually uncountable, plural applauses)
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
• acclaim, acclamation, approbation, approval, commendation, plaudit
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*plause", n. Etym: [L. applaudere, app. See Applaud.]
Definition: The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden.
Syn.
– Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 April 2025
(adjective) capable of being extinguished or killed; “an extinguishable fire”; “hope too is extinguishable”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
