Knock
Knock noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Squib
Squib noun - Firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise.
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Squib and Knock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knock/squib
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