Term: drumbeat: (military) the beating of a drum as a signal for lowering the flag at sundown
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: caution: judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: doublethink: believing two contradictory ideas at the same time
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: milk can: large can for transporting milk
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: garnierite: a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: herringbone: a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: bell: the flared opening of a tubular device
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: low tide: the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: funny story: an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: marseilles fever: a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals
Broader: signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message | Unrelated: black mamba: a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite