bagpipe
- noun a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
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four
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
tetrad; quaternity; quadruplet; foursome; Little Joe; IV; quaternion; quatern; quaternary; quartet; 4.
- noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
four-spot.
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knell
- noun the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
- verb ring as in announcing death
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bailey
- noun United States singer (1918-1990)
Pearl Mae Bailey; Pearl Bailey.
- noun English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742)
Nathaniel Bailey; Nathan Bailey.
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marching
- noun the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
march.
- it was a long march
- we heard the sound of marching
- verb march in a procession
process; march.
- They processed into the dining room
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delibes
- noun French composer of operas (1836-1891)
Leo Delibes; Clement Philibert Leo Delibes.
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strad
- noun a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family
Stradavarius.
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schonberg
- noun United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
Arnold Schoenberg; Arnold Schonberg; Schoenberg.
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sputter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
splatter; spatter; spattering; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
splutter.
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whack
- noun the sound made by a sharp swift blow
- noun the act of hitting vigorously
knock; whang; rap; belt.
- he gave the table a whack
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marimba
- noun a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
xylophone.
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tallis
- noun English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
Thomas Tallis.
- noun (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
tallith; prayer shawl.
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replication
- noun the act of making copies
reproduction.
- Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient
- noun (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
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signature_tune
- noun a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
theme song; signature.
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screaming
- noun sharp piercing cry
screech; screeching; shriek; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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musical_comedy
- noun a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
musical; musical theater.
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hess
- noun English pianist (1890-1965)
Dame Myra Hess.
- noun Swiss physiologist noted for studies of the brain (1881-1973)
Walter Hess; Walter Rudolf Hess.
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modest_petrovich_moussorgsky
- noun Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
Modest Mussorgsky; Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky; Mussorgsky; Moussorgsky; Modest Moussorgsky.
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paderewski
- noun Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941)
Ignace Jan Paderewski; Ignace Paderewski.
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direct
- verb command with authority
- He directed the children to do their homework
- verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
aim; point; place; target.
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
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greek_chorus
- noun a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
chorus.
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neo
- adjective satellite (used as a combining form) recent or new
- `neo' is a combining form in words like `neocolonialism'
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philharmonic
- noun a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
symphony orchestra; symphony.
- we heard the Vienna symphony
- adjective composing or characteristic of an orchestral group
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thunder
- noun a deep prolonged loud noise
roar; roaring; boom.
- noun a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
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boogie
- noun an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)
boogie-woogie.
- verb dance to boogie music
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orchestra
- noun a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
- noun seating on the main floor in a theater
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rat-tat
- noun a series of short sharp taps (as made by strokes on a drum or knocks on a door)
rat-a-tat; rat-a-tat-tat.
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above
- noun an earlier section of a written text
- for instructions refer to the above
- adjective satellite appearing earlier in the same text
- flaws in the above interpretation
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conduct
- noun manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour; doings; behavior.
- noun (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
demeanour; behaviour; demeanor; deportment; behavior.
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new
- adjective not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
- a new law
- new cars
- a new comet
- a new friend
- a new year
- the New World
- adjective satellite original and of a kind not seen before
fresh; novel.
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
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crunch
- noun the sound of something crunching
- he heard the crunch of footsteps on the gravel path
- noun a critical situation that arises because of a shortage (as a shortage of time or money or resources)
- an end-of-the year crunch
- a financial crunch
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leitmotif
- noun a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
leitmotiv.
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mew
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; miaow; miaou; miaul.
- noun the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
mew gull; Larus canus; sea mew.
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shriek
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; scream; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screech; screeching; screaming; scream; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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chink
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Chinese descent
Chinaman.
- noun a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall
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duke_ellington
- noun United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
Edward Kennedy Ellington; Ellington.
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voice
- noun the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
- A shrill voice sounded behind us
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalization; vocalisation; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
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folk_ballad
- noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
folksong; folk song.
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study
- noun a detailed critical inspection
survey.
- noun applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
work.
- mastering a second language requires a lot of work
- no schools offer graduate study in interior design
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double_bass
- noun largest and lowest member of the violin family
bass viol; string bass; bass fiddle; contrabass; bull fiddle.
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vroom
- noun the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed
- verb make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving
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military
- noun the military forces of a nation
armed forces; armed services; military machine; war machine.
- their military is the largest in the region
- the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker
- adjective of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
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maunder
- verb wander aimlessly
- verb talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
mussitate; mumble; mutter.
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scranch
- verb make a crushing noise
crunch; scraunch; crackle.
- his shoes were crunching on the gravel
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golden
- adjective satellite having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
aureate; gilded; gilt; gold.
- long aureate (or golden) hair
- a gold carpet
- adjective satellite marked by peace and prosperity
halcyon; prosperous.
- a golden era
- the halcyon days of the clipper trade
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george_frederick_handel
- noun a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
Georg Friedrich Handel; George Frideric Handel; Handel.
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plop
- noun the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without a splash
- verb drop something with a plopping sound
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dissonate
- verb be dissonant or harsh
- The violins in this piece dissonated disturbingly
- verb cause to sound harsh and unpleasant
disharmonize.
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yelping
- noun a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
yip; yelp.
- verb bark in a high-pitched tone
yip; yelp; yap.
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yodeling
- noun singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto
- verb sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
descant; yodel; warble.
- The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains
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introit
- noun a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services
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symphony
- noun a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra
symphonic music.
- noun a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
symphony orchestra; philharmonic.
- we heard the Vienna symphony
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music
- noun an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- noun any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
euphony.
- he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes
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strike
- noun a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
work stoppage.
- the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
- noun an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
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modest_moussorgsky
- noun Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
Modest Mussorgsky; Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky; Mussorgsky; Moussorgsky; Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky.
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inflect
- verb change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
- verb vary the pitch of one's speech
tone; modulate.
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phone
- noun electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
telephone set; telephone.
- I talked to him on the telephone
- noun (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
sound; speech sound.
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peter_ilich_tchaikovsky
- noun important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893)
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky; Peter Tchaikovsky; Pyotr Tchaikovsky; Tchaikovsky.
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henry_purcell
- noun English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
Purcell.
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tympan
- noun a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
membranophone; drum.
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brahms
- noun German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
Johannes Brahms.
- noun the music of Brahms
- Brahms was included in the program
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respighi
- noun Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936)
Ottorino Respighi.
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work
- noun activity directed toward making or doing something
- she checked several points needing further work
- noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
piece of work.
- it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works
- the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work
- he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey
- the work of an active imagination
- erosion is the work of wind or water over time
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carioca
- noun music composed for dancing the carioca
- noun a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro
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serpent
- noun limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
ophidian; snake.
- noun a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited
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give
- noun the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
spring; springiness.
- verb cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
- She gave him a black eye
- The draft gave me a cold
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in
- noun a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
inch.
- noun a rare soft silvery metallic element; occurs in small quantities in sphalerite
indium; atomic number 49.
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roger_sessions
- noun United States composer who promoted 20th century music (1896-1985)
Roger Huntington Sessions; Sessions.
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violin
- noun bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
fiddle.
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harmonium
- noun a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
reed organ; organ.
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end
- noun either extremity of something that has length
terminal.
- the end of the pier
- she knotted the end of the thread
- they rode to the end of the line
- the terminals of the anterior arches of the fornix
- noun the point in time at which something ends
ending.
- the end of the year
- the ending of warranty period
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trill
- noun a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
shake.
- noun the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula
- he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill
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panpipe
- noun a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together
pandean pipe; syrinx.
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machine
- noun any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
- noun an efficient person
- the boxer was a magnificent fighting machine
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hot
- adjective used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
- hot stove
- hot water
- a hot August day
- a hot stuffy room
- she's hot and tired
- a hot forehead
- adjective satellite characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
raging.
- the fighting became hot and heavy
- a hot engagement
- a raging battle
- the river became a raging torrent
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hop
- noun the act of hopping; jumping upward or forward (especially on one foot)
- noun twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer
hops.
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hindemith
- noun German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963)
Paul Hindemith.
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miles_davis
- noun United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991)
Davis; Miles Dewey Davis Jr..
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bebop
- noun an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940)
bop.
- verb dance the bebop
bop.
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dylan
- noun United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
Bob Dylan.
- noun Celtic god of the waves; son of Arianrhod
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modulation
- noun a musical passage moving from one key to another
transition.
- noun (electronics) the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave; changing the carrier's amplitude or frequency or phase
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vocalization
- noun the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
vocalism; phonation; vocalisation; voice; vox.
- a singer takes good care of his voice
- the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations
- noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
utterance.
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clippety-clop
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
clip-clop; clunking; clopping; clop; clumping.
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warble
- noun a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
- verb sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
quaver; trill.
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lap
- noun the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
- he picked up the little girl and plopped her down in his lap
- noun an area of control or responsibility
- the job fell right in my lap
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farrell
- noun United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)
James Thomas Farrell.
- noun United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)
Eileen Farrell.
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aeolian
Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect.
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wolf
- noun any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
- noun Austrian composer (1860-1903)
Hugo Wolf.
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wind
- noun air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
air current; current of air.
- trees bent under the fierce winds
- when there is no wind, row
- the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere
- noun a tendency or force that influences events
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banger
- noun (British informal) pork sausage
- noun firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
cracker; firecracker.
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fife
- noun a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
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office
- noun place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
business office.
- he rented an office in the new building
- noun an administrative unit of government
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency.
- the Central Intelligence Agency
- the Census Bureau
- Office of Management and Budget
- Tennessee Valley Authority
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clapper
- noun someone who applauds
applauder.
- noun a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
tongue; lingua; glossa.
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over
- noun (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
- adjective satellite having come or been brought to a conclusion
concluded; terminated; complete; ended; all over.
- the harvesting was complete
- the affair is over, ended, finished
- the abruptly terminated interview
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keyboard
- noun device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like
- noun holder consisting of an arrangement of hooks on which keys or locks can be hung
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ignace_jan_paderewski
- noun Polish pianist who in 1919 served as the first Prime Minister of independent Poland (1860-1941)
Ignace Paderewski; Paderewski.
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hip-hop
- noun an urban youth culture associated with rap music and the fashions of African-American residents of the inner city
- noun genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged
rap music; rap.
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landowska
- noun United States harpsichordist (born in Poland) who helped to revive modern interest in the harpsichord (1879-1959)
Wanda Landowska.
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musical_accompaniment
- noun a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
backup; support; accompaniment.
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auditory
- adjective of or relating to the process of hearing
auditive; audile.
- auditory processing
- an audile person
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canto
- noun the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
- noun a major division of a long poem
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ticker
- noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
heart; pump.
- he stood still, his heart thumping wildly
- noun a small portable timepiece
watch.
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reecho
- verb echo repeatedly, echo again and again
- verb repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly; send (an echo) back
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tinkle
- noun a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
ting.
- verb make or emit a high sound
clink; tink; chink.
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tramp
- noun a disreputable vagrant
hobo; bum.
- a homeless tramp
- he tried to help the really down-and-out bums
- noun a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
swinger.
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barber
- noun United States composer (1910-1981)
Samuel Barber.
- noun a hairdresser who cuts hair and shaves beards as a trade
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tabulate
- verb arrange or enter in tabular form
table; tabularise; tabularize.
- verb shape or cut with a flat surface
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vocaliser
- noun an organism that can utter vocal sounds
vocalizer; utterer.
- an utterer of foul oaths
- is the giraffe a vocalizer?
- noun a person who sings
singer; vocalizer; vocalist.
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vocal_music
- noun music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
vocal.
- noun music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
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skreak
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
whine; screech; squeak; creak; screak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
screech; squawk; screak; skreigh.
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bang
- noun a vigorous blow
knock; belt; bash; smash.
- the sudden knock floored him
- he took a bash right in his face
- he got a bang on the head
- noun a sudden very loud noise
bam; blast; eruption; clap.
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threnody
- noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
dirge; coronach; requiem; lament.
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skirl
- noun the sound of (the chanter of) a bagpipe
- verb make a shrill, wailing sound
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schoenberg
- noun United States composer and musical theorist (born in Austria) who developed atonal composition (1874-1951)
Arnold Schoenberg; Arnold Schonberg; Schonberg.
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choir
- noun a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
- noun a family of similar musical instrument playing together
consort.
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acoustic
- noun a remedy for hearing loss or deafness
- adjective of or relating to the science of acoustics
acoustical.
- acoustic properties of a hall
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hank_williams
- noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
Hiram Williams; Hiram King Williams; Williams.
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side
- noun a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
- they always sat on the right side of the church
- he never left my side
- noun one of two or more contesting groups
- the Confederate side was prepared to attack
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aeolian_harp
- noun a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
wind harp; aeolian lyre.
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whiz
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; wizard; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz; wiz.
- noun a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
- he heard the whiz of bullets near his head
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sound
- noun the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
- the sound of rain on the roof
- the beautiful sound of music
- noun the subjective sensation of hearing something
auditory sensation.
- he strained to hear the faint sounds
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hautbois
- noun a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
hautboy; oboe.
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yoko_ono
- noun United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
Ono.
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trumpeter
- noun a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
cornetist.
- noun (formal) a person who announces important news
herald.
- the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet
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string
- noun a lightweight cord
twine.
- noun stringed instruments that are played with a bow
bowed stringed instrument.
- the strings played superlatively well
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bull_fiddle
- noun largest and lowest member of the violin family
bass viol; string bass; bass fiddle; contrabass; double bass.
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whoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
swoosh.
- verb move with a sibilant sound
woosh.
- He whooshed the doors open
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shankar
- noun Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)
Ravi Shankar.
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forte
- noun an asset of special worth or utility
strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; specialty; long suit; metier.
- noun (music) loud
fortissimo.
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motet
- noun an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century
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intonate
- verb speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
intone.
- please intonate with sadness
- verb recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
chant; cantillate; intone.
- The rabbi chanted a prayer
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ravi_shankar
- noun Indian sitar player who popularized classical Indian music in the West (born in 1920)
Shankar.
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miaul
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; miaow; mew; miaou.
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angelus
- noun the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
angelus bell.
- noun a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation
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artur_rubinstein
- noun United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
Arthur Rubinstein; Rubinstein.
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dmitri_shostakovich
- noun Russian composer best known for his fifteen symphonies (1906-1975)
Shostakovich; Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich.
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jangling
- adjective satellite like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
jangly.
- cowboys with jangling spurs
- verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
jingle; jingle-jangle; jangle.
- The keys were jingling in his pocket
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tympanum
- noun the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear
middle ear; tympanic cavity.
- noun the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound
tympanic membrane; myringa; eardrum.
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stephen_foster
- noun United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Stephen Collins Foster; Foster.
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signature
- noun your name written in your own handwriting
- noun a distinguishing style
touch.
- this room needs a woman's touch
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miaow
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; mew; miaou; miaul.
- verb make a cat-like sound
miaou.
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miaou
- noun the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this)
meow; miaow; mew; miaul.
- verb make a cat-like sound
miaow.
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programme
- noun an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event
program.
- you can't tell the players without a program
- noun an integrated course of academic studies
course of study; syllabus; curriculum; program.
- he was admitted to a new program at the university
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lasso
- noun Belgian composer (1532-1594)
Orlando di Lasso; Roland de Lassus.
- noun a long noosed rope used to catch animals
reata; lariat; riata.
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claxon
- noun a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
klaxon.
- verb make a loud noise
beep; toot; blare; honk.
- The horns of the taxis blared
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bird_parker
- noun United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
Charles Christopher Parker; Parker; Yardbird Parker; Charlie Parker.
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crooning
- noun singing in a soft low tone
- her crooning soon put the child to sleep
- noun the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
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bombard
- noun a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family
bombardon.
- verb cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
pelt.
- They pelted each other with snowballs
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piston
- noun United States neoclassical composer (1894-1976)
Walter Piston.
- noun mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
plunger.
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comic
- noun a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
comedian.
- adjective satellite arousing or provoking laughter
funny; risible; mirthful; amusing; laughable; comical.
- an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
- an amusing fellow
- a comic hat
- a comical look of surprise
- funny stories that made everybody laugh
- a very funny writer
- it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
- a mirthful experience
- risible courtroom antics
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electronic
- adjective of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons
- adjective of or concerned with electrons
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vibrato
- noun (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
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contralto
- noun a woman singer having a contralto voice
- noun the lowest female singing voice
alto.
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licorice
- noun deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
liquorice; Glycyrrhiza glabra.
- noun a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
liquorice.
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tango
- noun a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin
- noun music written in duple time for dancing the tango
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interlude
- noun an intervening period or episode
- noun a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
intermezzo; entr'acte.
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master
- noun an artist of consummate skill
maestro.
- a master of the violin
- one of the old masters
- noun a person who has general authority over others
lord; overlord.
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tune
- noun a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
melodic phrase; air; melodic line; strain; melody; line.
- she was humming an air from Beethoven
- noun the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- he cannot sing in tune
- the clarinet was out of tune
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tom
- noun male cat
tomcat.
- noun (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
Uncle Tom.
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chanted
- adjective satellite sung or uttered rhythmically in a monotone
- verb recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm
chant; cantillate; intonate; intone.
- The rabbi chanted a prayer
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musical_arrangement
- noun a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
arrangement.
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wizard
- noun someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
mavin; champion; ace; genius; sensation; virtuoso; maven; adept; whiz; superstar; hotshot; star; whizz; wiz.
- noun one who practices magic or sorcery
necromancer; thaumaturgist; thaumaturge; magician; sorcerer.
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swoosh
- noun the noise produced by the sudden rush of a fluid (a gas or liquid)
whoosh.
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; swish; lap.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
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toot
- noun a blast of a horn
- noun revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
carouse; carousal; bender; booze-up.
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swish
- noun a brushing or rustling sound
- verb move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
swosh; lap; swoosh.
- The bubbles swoshed around in the glass
- The curtain swooshed open
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horn
- noun a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- noun one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
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majorette
- noun a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band
drum majorette.
- noun a female drum major
drum majorette.
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medley
- noun a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
pastiche; potpourri.
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preparation
- noun the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
readying.
- preparations for the ceremony had begun
- noun a substance prepared according to a formula
formulation.
- the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine
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arthur_tatum
- noun United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
Tatum; Art Tatum.
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maria_magdalene_von_losch
- noun United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
Dietrich; Marlene Dietrich.
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madonna
- noun the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
The Virgin; Blessed Virgin; Virgin Mary; Mary.
- noun United States pop singer and sex symbol during the 1980s (born in 1958)
Madonna Louise Ciccone.
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rag
- noun a small piece of cloth or paper
tatter; shred; tag; tag end.
- noun a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
rag week.
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rattle
- noun a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
rale; rattling.
- noun a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
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modern
- noun a contemporary person
- noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes
Bodoni font; modern font; Bodoni.
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rat
- noun any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
- noun someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
strikebreaker; scab; blackleg.
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rap
- noun a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
blame.
- he took the blame for it
- it was a bum rap
- noun a gentle blow
strike; tap.
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holly
- noun any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
- noun United States rock star (1936-1959)
Buddy Holly; Charles Hardin Holley.
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sounding
- noun a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
- noun the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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williams
- noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
Hiram Williams; Hiram King Williams; Hank Williams.
- noun English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams; Sir Bernard Williams.
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chest
- noun the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
pectus; thorax.
- noun box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
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force
- noun a powerful effect or influence
- the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them
- noun (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- force equals mass times acceleration
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carl_orff
- noun German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982)
Orff.
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arthur_rubinstein
- noun United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
Artur Rubinstein; Rubinstein.
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audition
- noun the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
auditory sense; sense of hearing; auditory modality; hearing.
- noun a test of the suitability of a performer
tryout.
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hushing
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hissing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- verb become quiet or still; fall silent
hush.
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mouth
- noun the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
oral fissure; oral cavity; rima oris.
- he stuffed his mouth with candy
- noun the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening
- she wiped lipstick from her mouth
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iterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate.
- She kept reiterating her request
- verb run or be performed again
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john_cage
- noun United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992)
Cage; John Milton Cage Jr..
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homophony
- noun the same pronunciation for words of different origins
- noun part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
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singer
- noun a person who sings
vocalizer; vocalist; vocaliser.
- noun United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Isaac Merrit Singer; Isaac M. Singer.
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episode
- noun a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
- noun a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
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lewis
- noun United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
Jerry Lee Lewis.
- noun United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)
Frederick Carleton Lewis; Carl Lewis.
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place
- noun a point located with respect to surface features of some region
spot; topographic point.
- this is a nice place for a picnic
- a bright spot on a planet
- noun any area set aside for a particular purpose
property.
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
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screak
- verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise
skreak; whine; screech; squeak; creak.
- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
- verb utter a harsh abrupt scream
skreak; screech; squawk; skreigh.
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scream
- noun sharp piercing cry
screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking.
- her screaming attracted the neighbors
- noun a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shriek; screech; screeching; screaming; shrieking.
- he ducked at the screechings of shells
- he heard the scream of the brakes
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solfeggio
- noun singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major
solmization; solfege.
- noun a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable
solfege.
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pavan
- noun music composed for dancing the pavane
pavane.
- noun a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
pavane.
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weill
- noun German composer; collaborated with Bertolt Brecht (1900-1950)
Kurt Weill.
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ending
- noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
termination.
- I don't like words that have -ism as an ending
- noun the act of ending something
termination; conclusion.
- the termination of the agreement
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african-american_music
- noun music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
black music.
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cracker_bonbon
- noun a party favor consisting of a paper roll (usually containing candy or a small favor) that pops when pulled at both ends
cracker; snapper.
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stravinsky
- noun composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971)
Igor Stravinsky; Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky.
- noun the music of Stravinsky
- Stravinsky no longer causes riots in the streets
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symphonic
- adjective relating to or characteristic or suggestive of a symphony
- adjective satellite harmonious in sound
symphonious.
- the symphonic hum of a million insects
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coronach
- noun a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
dirge; threnody; requiem; lament.
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theme
- noun the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
topic; subject.
- he didn't want to discuss that subject
- it was a very sensitive topic
- his letters were always on the theme of love
- noun a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
motif.
- it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme
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honegger
- noun Swiss composer (born in France) who was the founding member of a group in Paris that included Erik Satie and Darius Milhaud and Francis Poulenc and Jean Cocteau (1892-1955)
Arthur Honegger.
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waltz
- noun an assured victory (especially in an election)
walk-in.
- noun music composed in triple time for waltzing
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patter
- noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
spiel; line of gab.
- noun a quick succession of light rapid sounds
- the patter of mice
- the patter of tiny feet
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de
- noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
Diamond State; Delaware; First State.
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watch
- noun a small portable timepiece
ticker.
- noun a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
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da
- noun an official prosecutor for a judicial district
district attorney.
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clopping
- noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
clip-clop; clunking; clop; clippety-clop; clumping.
- verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
clump; clop; clunk; plunk.
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watson
- noun United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
Thomas Augustus Watson.
- noun United States psychologist considered the founder of behavioristic psychology (1878-1958)
John Broadus Watson.
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benjamin_britten
- noun major English composer of the 20th century; noted for his operas (1913-1976)
Edward Benjamin Britten; Lord Britten of Aldeburgh; Britten.
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droning
- noun an unchanging intonation
monotone; drone.
- verb make a monotonous low dull sound
drone.
- The harmonium was droning on
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moore
- noun United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
Douglas Moore.
- noun English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
Dudley Stuart John Moore; Dudley Moore.
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armstrong
- noun United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
Neil Armstrong.
- noun United States pioneering jazz trumpeter and bandleader (1900-1971)
Satchmo; Louis Armstrong.
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rumbling
- noun a loud low dull continuous noise
rumble; grumble; grumbling.
- they heard the rumbling of thunder
- verb make a low noise
rumble; grumble.
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bay
- noun an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
embayment.
- noun the sound of a hound on the scent
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harmonise
- verb go together
accord; fit in; concord; consort; harmonize; agree.
- The colors don't harmonize
- Their ideas concorded
- verb write a harmony for
harmonize.
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vertical_flute
- noun a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
fipple flute; recorder; fipple pipe.
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baa
- noun the cry made by sheep
- verb cry plaintively
bleat; blate; blat.
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bam
- noun a sudden very loud noise
bang; blast; eruption; clap.
- noun an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
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steam
- noun water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
- verb travel by means of steam power
steamer.
- The ship steamed off into the Pacific
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jackson
- noun English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
Glenda Jackson.
- noun United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)
Michael Joe Jackson; Michael Jackson.
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anderson
- noun United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
Sherwood Anderson.
- noun United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-)
Philip Warren Anderson; Philip Anderson; Phil Anderson.
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foster
- noun United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
Stephen Collins Foster; Stephen Foster.
- verb promote the growth of
further.
- Foster our children's well-being and education
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septet
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
seven; heptad; sevener; VII; 7; septenary.
- noun seven performers or singers who perform together
septette.
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vibraphone
- noun a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
vibraharp; vibes.
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noel_coward
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward.
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aeolian_lyre
- noun a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
wind harp; aeolian harp.
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ravel
- noun French composer and exponent of Impressionism (1875-1937)
Maurice Ravel.
- noun a row of unravelled stitches
ladder; run.
- she got a run in her stocking
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score
- noun a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
grade; mark.
- she made good marks in algebra
- grade A milk
- what was your score on your homework?
- noun a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
musical score.
- he studied the score of the sonata
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finger
- noun any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
- her fingers were long and thin
- noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
finger's breadth; fingerbreadth; digit.
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cage
- noun an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
coop.
- noun something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement
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reiterate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
repeat; ingeminate; retell; restate; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
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sight-sing
- verb sing from a score without having seen it before
sightsing.
- This tenor can sightsing even the most difficult pieces
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domingo
- noun Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
Placido Domingo.
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mezuzah
- noun religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law
mezuza.
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segovia
- noun Spanish guitarist who made classical guitar a concert instrument (1893-1987)
Andres Segovia.
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adapter
- noun a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
arranger; transcriber.
- noun device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
adaptor.
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thomson
- noun United States composer who collaborated with Gertrude Stein (1896-1989)
Virgil Garnett Thomson; Virgil Thomson.
- noun United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
Elihu Thomson.
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coo
- noun the sound made by a pigeon
- verb speak softly or lovingly
- The mother who held her baby was cooing softly
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moussorgsky
- noun Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
Modest Mussorgsky; Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky; Mussorgsky; Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky; Modest Moussorgsky.
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corelli
- noun Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)
Arcangelo Corelli.
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tone
- noun the quality of a person's voice
tone of voice.
- he began in a conversational tone
- he spoke in a nervous tone of voice
- noun (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- the Beijing dialect uses four tones
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septette
- noun seven performers or singers who perform together
septet.
- noun a set of seven similar things considered as a unit
septet.
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burble
- verb flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
babble; guggle; ripple; bubble; gurgle.
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hiram_williams
- noun United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
Hiram King Williams; Hank Williams; Williams.
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melodic_line
- noun a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
melodic phrase; air; strain; melody; line; tune.
- she was humming an air from Beethoven
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kate_smith
- noun United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)
Smith; Kathryn Elizabeth Smith.
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humming
- noun a humming noise
hum.
- the hum of distant traffic
- noun the act of singing with closed lips
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wind_instrument
- noun a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath
wind.
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speak
- verb express in speech
verbalise; verbalize; mouth; utter; talk.
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
- verb exchange thoughts; talk with
talk.
- We often talk business
- Actions talk louder than words
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chavez
- noun Mexican composer of nationalistic works using themes from Indian folk music (1899-1978)
Carlos Chavez.
- noun United States labor leader who organized farm workers (born 1927)
Cesar Estrada Chavez; Cesar Chavez.
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clip
- noun a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
magazine; cartridge holder; cartridge clip.
- noun an instance or single occasion for some event
time.
- this time he succeeded
- he called four times
- he could do ten at a clip
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recur
- verb happen or occur again
repeat.
- This is a recurring story
- verb return in thought or speech to something
go back.
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maraca
- noun a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs
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lambert
- noun a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
L.
- noun English composer and conductor (1905-1951)
Constant Lambert; Leonard Constant Lambert.
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waters
- noun United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
Ethel Waters.
- noun the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
amniotic fluid; amnionic fluid.
- before a woman gives birth her waters break
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beep
- noun a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
bleep.
- verb make a loud noise
toot; claxon; blare; honk.
- The horns of the taxis blared
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replicate
- verb bend or turn backward
retroflex.
- verb reproduce or make an exact copy of
copy.
- replicate the cell
- copy the genetic information
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leitmotiv
- noun a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
leitmotif.
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splatter
- noun the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
spatter; spattering; sputter; sputtering; splattering; splutter.
- he heard a spatter of gunfire
- noun a small quantity of something moist or liquid
splash; dab.
- a dab of paint
- a splatter of mud
- just a splash of whiskey
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play_along
- verb cooperate or pretend to cooperate
go along.
- He decided to play along with the burglars for the moment
- verb perform an accompaniment to
follow; accompany.
- The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano
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chug
- noun the dull explosive noise made by an engine
- verb make a dull, explosive sound
- the engine chugged down the street
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cithern
- noun a 16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings
citole; gittern; cittern; cither.
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koto
- noun Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither; has a rectangular wooden sounding board and usually 13 silk strings that are plucked with the fingers
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ta'ziyeh
- noun (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)
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tapping
- noun the sound of light blow or knock
- he heard the tapping of the man's cane
- verb cut a female screw thread with a tap
tap.
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lloyd_webber
- noun English composer of many successful musicals (some in collaboration with Sir Tim Rice) (born in 1948)
Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton; Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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cracker
- noun a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet
- noun a poor White person in the southern United States
redneck.
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warbler
- noun a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
- noun a small active songbird
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air
- noun a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
- air pollution
- a smell of chemicals in the air
- open a window and let in some air
- I need some fresh air
- noun the region above the ground
- her hand stopped in mid air
- he threw the ball into the air
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birdcall
- noun the characteristic sound produced by a bird
call; birdsong; song.
- a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
- noun a device for imitating a birdcall
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slam
- noun winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
sweep.
- noun the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects
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harrison
- noun English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
Reginald Carey Harrison; Rex Harrison; Sir Rex Harrison.
- noun English rock star; lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943-2001)
George Harrison.
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stopping
- noun fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
fillet.
- noun the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch
- the violinist's stopping was excellent
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property
- noun something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
belongings; holding.
- that hat is my property
- he is a man of property
- noun a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
- a study of the physical properties of atomic particles
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descant
- noun a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
discant.
- verb sing in descant
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player
- noun a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
participant.
- noun someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
musician; instrumentalist.
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snare_drum
- noun a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
snare; side drum.
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growl
- noun the sound of growling (as made by animals)
growling.
- verb to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
rumble; grumble.
- he grumbled a rude response
- Stones grumbled down the cliff
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mezzo-soprano
- noun a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto
mezzo.
- noun the female singing voice between contralto and soprano
mezzo.
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make
- noun a recognizable kind
brand.
- there's a new brand of hero in the movies now
- what make of car is that?
- noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
shuffle; shuffling.
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recurrent
- adjective satellite recurring again and again
repeated; perennial.
- perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
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honk
- noun the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
- verb make a loud noise
beep; toot; claxon; blare.
- The horns of the taxis blared
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clucking
- noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
cluck.
- verb make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
cluck; click; clack.
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harmony
- noun compatibility in opinion and action
harmoniousness.
- noun the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
musical harmony.
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blitzstein
- noun United States pianist and composer of operas and musical plays (1905-1964)
Marc Blitzstein.
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tatum
- noun United States biochemist who discovered how genes act by regulating definite chemical events (1909-1975)
Edward Lawrie Tatum.
- noun United States jazz pianist who was almost completely blind; his innovations influenced many other jazz musicians (1910-1956)
Arthur Tatum; Art Tatum.
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bell
- noun a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
- noun a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
buzzer; doorbell.
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let_loose
- verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
utter; emit; let out.
- She let out a big heavy sigh
- He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand
- verb turn loose or free from restraint
loose; unleash.
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
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idyl
- noun a musical composition that evokes rural life
pastorale; idyll; pastoral.
- noun a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life
bucolic; idyll; eclogue.
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sergei_rachmaninov
- noun composer and piano virtuoso born in Russia (1873-1943)
Rachmaninoff; Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff; Sergei Rachmaninoff; Rachmaninov; Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninov.
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rain
- noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall.
- noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater.
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hand
- noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
mitt; paw; manus.
- he had the hands of a surgeon
- he extended his mitt
- noun a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
hired hand; hired man.
- the hired hand fixed the railing
- a ranch hand
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psaltery
- noun an ancient stringed instrument similar to the lyre or zither but having a trapezoidal sounding board under the strings
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cycle
- noun an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
round; rhythm.
- the never-ending cycle of the seasons
- noun a series of poems or songs on the same theme
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jangle
- noun a metallic sound
jingle.
- the jingle of coins
- the jangle of spurs
- verb make a sound typical of metallic objects
jingle; jingle-jangle.
- The keys were jingling in his pocket
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whicker
- noun the characteristic sounds made by a horse
whinny; nicker; neigh.
- verb make a characteristic sound, of a horse
whinny; nicker; neigh.
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drip
- noun flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid
trickle; dribble.
- there's a drip through the roof
- noun the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop
dripping.
- the constant sound of dripping irritated him
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steel_guitar
- noun guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect
Hawaiian guitar.
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musical
- noun a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing
musical comedy; musical theater.
- adjective characterized by or capable of producing music
- a musical evening
- musical instruments
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modest_petrovich_mussorgsky
- noun Russian composer of operas and orchestral works (1839-1881)
Modest Mussorgsky; Mussorgsky; Moussorgsky; Modest Petrovich Moussorgsky; Modest Moussorgsky.
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russell
- noun United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
Charles Taze Russell.
- noun English film director (born in 1927)
Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell; Ken Russell.
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plash
- noun the sound like water splashing
splash.
- verb interlace the shoots of
pleach.
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ingeminate
- verb to say, state, or perform again
reiterate; repeat; retell; restate; iterate.
- She kept reiterating her request
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modulate
- verb change the key of, in music
- verb vary the pitch of one's speech
inflect; tone.
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koussevitzky
- noun United States conductor (born in Russia) who was noted for performing the works of contemporary composers (1874-1951)
Serge Koussevitzky; Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky.
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paul_hindemith
- noun German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963)
Hindemith.
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board
- noun a committee having supervisory powers
- the board has seven members
- noun a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes
plank.
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basset
- noun smooth-haired breed of hound with short legs and long ears
basset hound.
- verb appear at the surface
crop out.
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syncopator
- noun a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band)
- they called themselves the Dixie Syncopators
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shamisen
- noun a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
samisen.
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pizzicato
- noun a note or passage that is played pizzicato
- adjective satellite (of instruments in the violin family) to be plucked with the finger
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