hit hitting striking | the act of contacting one thing with another, repeated hitting raised a large bruise, after three misses she finally got a hit |
instrument tool | the means whereby some act is accomplished, my greed was the instrument of my destruction, science has given us new tools to fight disease |
instrument landing | an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments |
instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
beating thrashing licking drubbing lacing trouncing whacking | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
beating whipping | the act of overcoming or outdoing |
reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus | European bunting inhabiting marshy areas |
beatingeed instrument reed instrument reed | a musical instrument that sounds by means of a vibrating reed |
bowed stringed instrument string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow, the strings played superlatively well |
brass brass instrument | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece |
control panel instrument panel control board board panel | electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices, he checked the instrument panel, suddenly the board lit up like a Christmas tree |
double reed | a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together to produce the sound in some woodwinds |
doubleeed instrument double reed | a woodwind that has a pair of joined reeds that vibrate together |
drafting instrument | an instrument used by a draftsman in making drawings |
electronic instrument electronic musical instrument | a musical instrument that generates sounds electronically |
freeeed instrument | a wind instrument with a free reed |
harmonium organ reed organ | a freeeed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows |
heckelphone basset oboe | an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe |
instrument | a device that requires skill for proper use |
instrument of execution | an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person |
instrument of punishment | an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person |
instrument of torture | an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person |
keyboard instrument | a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard |
measuring instrument measuring system measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
medical instrument | instrument used in the practice of medicine |
musical instrument instrument | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds |
navigational instrument | an instrument used for navigating |
oboe hautboy hautbois | a slender doubleeed instrument, a woodwind with a conical bore and a doubleeed mouthpiece |
oboe da caccia | an alto oboe, precursor of the English horn |
oboe d'amore | an oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe, used to perform baroque music |
optical instrument | an instrument designed to aid vision |
percussion instrument percussive instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
reed vibrating reed | a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it, the clarinetist fitted a new reed onto his mouthpiece |
reed pipe | organ pipe with a vibrating reed |
reed stop | an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument |
scientific instrument | an instrument used by scientists |
singleeed instrument singleeed woodwind | a beatingeed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone) |
stringed instrument | a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound |
surgical instrument | a medical instrument used in surgery |
surveying instrument surveyor's instrument | an instrument used by surveyors |
test rocket research rocket test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
time-delay measuring instrument time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
transit instrument | a telescope mounted on an axis running east and west and used to time the transit of a celestial body across the meridian |
wind instrument wind | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath |
woodwind woodwind instrument wood | any wind instrument other than the brass instruments |
instrumental role instrument | the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
commercial document commercial instrument | a document of or relating to commerce |
legal document legal instrument official document instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
derivative instrument derivative | a financial instrument whose value is based on another security |
negotiable instrument | an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money |