instrument
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- noun
- /ˈɪnstrəmənt/
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instrumento musical
- During music class, each student was given an instrument to learn how to play simple tunes together.
- play instruments
- musical instruments
- percussion instruments
We have the rhythms, we have the instruments, and we have the melodies.
- We have the rhythms, we have the instruments, and we have the melodies.
- What distinguishes A harpsichord from other instruments is that the strings are plucked.
- Like when you're playing music and the last instrument is put down, the song is over.
- And then they do have this instrument, mouth harp.
- I feel like breaking instruments is in the same vein as burning books.
- Sunday you can hear an instrument, but you can feel your heart.
- But yeah, playing instruments, working out, hand eye coordination.
Examples
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They buy fine wine, classic cars, musical instruments, rare books, and so on.
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I can play for hours on any instrument, and it is like being in heaven.
Academic text (2012) -
I would rather be able to play an instrument again than walk.
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And I see that your instrument is the guitar.
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Finally working with people that can play instruments.
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The student arrives, sits down at the instrument, and plays a beautiful Chinese piece.
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The banjo, one of the key instruments of country music, is from Africa.
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In these music classes, children sang, moved, played instruments, and listened to and responded to music.
Academic text (2015) -
It's a musical instrument.
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She doesn't even play an instrument.
Synonyms
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A thing like a piano or guitar that you play to make music
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.9
A flat panel with dials and lights that shows condition and helps control a vehicle or machine
- Specialized
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2.9
A musical instrument that makes sound when its strings are played, like a guitar or violin
- Specialized
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3.8
A tool a surgeon uses during an operation to cut, hold, or move body tissue
- Specialized
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6.1
A document or digital record, like a bond, that shows someone owes money and when they must pay it back
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3.1
An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
- Specialized
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3.4
A musical instrument played by blowing and making your lips buzz on a metal mouthpiece, like a trumpet or trombone
- Specialized
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To land a plane using only instruments when the pilot cannot see the runway
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4.1
A tool that shows you direction or position to help you find your way, for example a compass
- Specialized
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8.0
A written paper that promises payment of a certain amount to a named person or the holder when due
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4.1
An instrument that makes sound when a reed vibrates, like a clarinet or saxophone
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4.1
A device with lenses or mirrors that helps you see things clearly
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A tool that measures distance, angles, and height to map land
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A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
A musical instrument that makes sound when a thin piece of wood or cane vibrates as you blow
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A legal document that businesses use to make or record payments
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A financial product whose value comes from something like a stock or bond
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A musical instrument that makes sound with two reeds, like an oboe or bassoon
A device that makes musical sounds using electricity, like a synthesizer or keyboard
- Formal
The act of signing a legal document so it becomes legally binding
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A wind instrument that makes sound when air moves a thin reed, like an accordion or harmonica
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A way for electronic instruments and computers to send musical data to each other
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To fly a plane using only instruments without seeing the ground or horizon
A musical instrument you play by hitting, shaking, or scraping, like a drum
- Specialized
A device that measures and maps land, buildings, or boundaries
- Specialized
A device that measures the time difference between two events very precisely
- Archaic
A telescope set east–west to record the exact time a star crosses the north–south line in the sky
A musical instrument like a clarinet or saxophone that makes sound when air passes one reed
How Portable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Instrument comes from the Latin instrumentum, from instruere meaning 'to equip' or 'put together', the same root you see in structure. So a musical instrument is literally a tool made and prepared to produce sound.