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Word entry · 4 letters

taps

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"Gentle knocks"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /tæps/Part of speech nounSorted apstStarts with TEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (military) signal to turn the lights out

Word origin

From tap (noun) + -s. Noun 1 sense 1 (“signal for extinguishing all lights in soldiers’ quarters and retiring to bed”) is from the fact that the signal was originally made using a drum.

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