grand
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4.8
- noun
- /ɡrænd/
- I first played the Rudall & Rose-model flute and then the Bechstein Grand.
- a baby grand
- a concert grand
- a Steinway grand
Examples
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Only Libby's white baby grand is the same, angled into the opposite corner, clean, dusted, uncluttered.
Fiction book (1994) -
Her father was seated at a beautiful old baby grand that had been in a movie whose title always escaped Emma.
Fiction book (1990) -
When he was seven, she arranged for private theory and composition lessons at the conservatory, and to celebrate, she bought him a rebuilt Steinway baby grand to replace the old spinet he had begun playing at age four.
Fiction book (1996) -
The grand grand piano in the concert hall has a beautiful sound that fills the entire room.
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She practiced daily on her new grand piano to prepare for the upcoming recital.
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For the wedding, they rented a stunning grand piano to enhance the music performances.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large instrument with black and white keys you press to make music
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3.0
A large piano shaped like a wing with a rich sound
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4.8
A small grand piano that fits in small rooms
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3.9
A small piano with a curved lid like a large piano that fits in a home
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3.8
A large grand piano used in concerts
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5.7
A very large piano used by professionals in concert halls
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5.1
A small piano for home use that has a rich sound
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6.8
A small piano with strings that lie flat, for homes and small rooms
Compounds
- Formal
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6.2
A group of citizens who decide if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime
- Specialized
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7.4
A severe epileptic seizure that makes a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
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4.0
A large S-shaped waterway that runs through Venice and is lined with old buildings
- Formal
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8.2
A royal woman with high rank who is the wife of a grand duke or holds the title herself
- Archaic
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9.3
A long trip through Europe to learn about art and culture, popular in the 1700s
A national park in northwest Wyoming with tall rocky mountains and wild animals
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9.9
A main Islamic religious leader who decides how religious law should be followed in a country
- Archaic
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8.4
The main Buddhist leader of Tibet who was once its political ruler, often the Dalai Lama
- US
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7.9
A tall fir tree that grows on the Pacific coast with long curved branches and dark green needles
- Specialized
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5.0
Severe seizures that make a person lose consciousness and have strong body jerks
A small country in northwestern Europe between France, Belgium and Germany that is famous for banks
A Russian state from the Middle Ages with Moscow as its capital that is the beginning of modern Russia
- UK
A gymnastics move on the horizontal bar where you swing all the way around with your body straight
A European war from 1689 to 1697 when France fought a group of other countries
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Etymology
Grand for a large piano comes from the French grand meaning 'large', so people shorten 'grand piano' to just grand when they mean the big, wing-shaped instrument.