knocks β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
taps β a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
punches β the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
rhythms β movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
stresses β importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
measures β a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
whips β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
bashes β to strike with a crushing or smashing blow.
boxes β an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Buxus, especially B. sempervirens, having shiny, elliptic, dark-green leaves, used for ornamental borders, hedges, etc., and yielding a hard, durable wood.
spanks β to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
swats β a special section of some law enforcement agencies trained and equipped to deal with especially dangerous or violent situations, as when hostages are being held (often used attributively): a SWAT team.
whales β Bay of, an inlet of the Ross Sea, in Antarctica: location of Little America.
tops β pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf.
bests β of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
drums β a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
flaps β something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening: the flap of an envelope; the flap of a pocket.
heaves β to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
writhes β to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
models β a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
shapes β Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe.
works β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
