ground
bar
measure
ground bass
black MIDI
trio sonata
line
ostinato
twiddly
boomy
orchestra hit
murky bass
musical scale
pedal point
rhythmicity
archlute
pedal
scale
cycle of fifths
oom-pah
basso continuo
clownstep
consecutive
bell chord
wobble bass
round robin
gradation
harmony
chording
baritone
multiphonics
counterpoint
gamut
arpeggio
slap bass
multichord
realize
glissando
realise
liuti attiorbati
ternary form
bariolage
chordlike
stride bass
pitch
strum
symphony
electric cello
sewing-machine music
thorough bass
piano music
tenoroon
figured bass
whole note
crab canon
continuo
orchestration
chord progression
bump
noodle
fondamento
discography
plunderphonics
chord
symphonism
disposition
ragtime
middle C
synthbass
tenoritone
violone
slur
rag
tetratonic
symphonic music
well-tempered
four-part harmony
notewise
polychord
keyboard bass
unison
magadize
music
theme
strings
toccata
organ-point
third
rosalia
fake book
cut
twiddly
boomy
multichord
chordlike
tenoritone
tetratonic
well-tempered
notewise
glissando
ground
bar
measure
ground bass
black MIDI
trio sonata
line
ostinato
orchestra hit
murky bass
musical scale
pedal point
rhythmicity
archlute
pedal
scale
cycle of fifths
oom-pah
basso continuo
clownstep
consecutive
bell chord
wobble bass
round robin
gradation
harmony
chording
baritone
multiphonics
counterpoint
gamut
arpeggio
slap bass
liuti attiorbati
ternary form
bariolage
stride bass
pitch
strum
symphony
electric cello
sewing-machine music
thorough bass
piano music
tenoroon
figured bass
whole note
crab canon
continuo
orchestration
chord progression
bump
noodle
fondamento
discography
plunderphonics
chord
symphonism
disposition
ragtime
middle C
synthbass
violone
slur
rag
symphonic music
four-part harmony
polychord
keyboard bass
unison
magadize
music
theme
strings
toccata
organ-point
third
rosalia
fake book
glissando
cut
realize
realise
noun
- A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- Terrain.
- The pit of a theatre.
- A soccer stadium.
- Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
- The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
- A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
- The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
- The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
- One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
- The bottom of a body of water.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
- Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
- The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- Soil, earth.
- A gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
adj
verb
- To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
- To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
- To place something on the ground.
- To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
- To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
- To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
- To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
noun
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
- a counter where you can obtain food or drink
- a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
- an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal
- the act of preventing
- (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
- a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
- a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
- a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises
- a heating element in an electric fire
- (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried
verb
noun
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
- a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
verb
noun
- A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A verse (in poetry).
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The goal line.
- An edge of a graph.
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- The equator.
- A vascular catheter.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- Direction, path.
- A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- A clothesline.
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- A group of forwards that play together.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
verb
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- To read or repeat line by line.
- To form a line along.
- To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- To measure.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
noun
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- an ordered reference standard
- relative magnitude
- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
verb
- measure by or as if by a scale
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- reach the highest point of
- climb up by means of a ladder
- remove the scales from
- measure with or as if with scales
- size or measure according to a scale
noun
- The MIDI technique of using different sampled versions of the same sound for successive notes, to avoid an unnaturally repetitive effect.
- A form of bet on the full set of possible combinations from a larger group (of teams, racehorses, etc.), such as the outcomes A+B, B+C and A+C from a group ABC.
- A petition signed in a circular fashion to disguise the order in which it was done.
- A method of dividing loot amongst a party of players by having the game assign in turn loot to a player or an enemy corpse to loot to a player.
- A form of trade, a series of exchanges in which each person in turn receives items of the same value from the previous person, finally returning to the original donor. For example in (philately) a stamp collector sends a packet of stamps to the next person on a list, who then takes the stamps he wants, replacing them with like-valued stamps, and then passing the packet to the next person on the list, until the packet ultimately returns to the original sender.
- A letter, with copies to multiple recipients, usually at Christmastime and often enclosed with a card, giving family news of interest to the sender.
- A method of dividing labor between several similar subsystems, assigning tasks to each of them in turn in an attempt to use resources more equitably.
- The part of a tournament in which every player or team competes against each of the others in turn.
noun
- A diatonic succession of chords.
- A calibration marking.
- A passing by small degrees from one tone or shade, as of color, to another.
- Apophony.
- A gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.
- A sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.
- Any degree or relative position in an order or series.
- The act of gradating or arranging in grades.
verb
noun
- Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.
- A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.
- A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.
- The relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously.
- The academic study of chords.
- Agreement or accord.
verb
- expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- convert into cash; of goods and property
verb
- expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- convert into cash; of goods and property
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
noun
- The standard to which a group of musical instruments are tuned or in which a piece is performed, usually by reference to the frequency to which the musical note A above middle C is tuned.
- A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.
- A measure of the angle of attack of a propeller.
- The angle at which an object sits.
- In an a cappella group, the singer responsible for singing a note for the other members to tune themselves by.
- An area on a campsite intended for occupation by a single tent, caravan or similar.
- The degree to which a vehicle, especially a ship or aircraft, rotates on such an axis, tilting its bow or nose up or down. Compare with roll, yaw, and heave.
- The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.)
- A point or peak; the extreme point of elevation or depression.
- A level or degree, or (by extension), a peak or highest degree.
- The most thrust-out point of a headland or cape.
- The height a bird reaches in flight, especially a bird of prey preparing to swoop down on its prey.
- The distance between evenly spaced objects, e.g. the teeth of a saw or gear, the turns of a screw thread, the centres of holes, or letters in a monospace font.
- The act of pitching a baseball.
- A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent or slope; slant.
- A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand.
- The field of battle.
- A section of a climb or rock face; specifically, the climbing distance between belays or stances.
- That point of the ground on which the ball pitches or lights when bowled.
- The perceived frequency of a sound or note.
- A dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar.
- Pitchstone.
- An effort to sell or promote something.
- The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a share of the ore taken out.
- A vertical cave passage, only negotiable by using rope or ladders.
- The place where a busker performs, a prostitute solicits clients, or an illegal gambling game etc. is set up before the public.
- An area in a market (or similar) allocated to a particular trader.
- A person's or animal's height.
- Prominence; importance.
verb
- To fix or set the tone of.
- To play baseball in the position of pitcher.
- To throw away; discard.
- To play a short, high, lofty shot that lands with backspin.
- To set or fix.
- To deliver in a certain tone or style, or with a certain audience in mind.
- To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.
- To attack, or position or assemble for attack.
- To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
- To cover or smear with pitch.
- To throw.
- To promote, advertise, or attempt to sell.
- To assemble or erect (a tent).
- To move so that the front of an aircraft or boat goes alternatively up and down.
- To bounce on the playing surface.
- To settle and build up, without melting.
- To discard for some gain.
- To throw (the ball) toward a batter at home plate.
- To fix one's choice.
- To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones.
- To produce a note of a given pitch.
- To plunge or fall; especially, to fall forward; to decline or slope.
noun
- Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
- A protuberance on a level surface.
- The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
- A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
- The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
- The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
- In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
- A coarse cotton fabric.
- The sound of such a collision.
- A light blow or jolting collision.
- A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom.
- A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
- A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump each other's hips together.
- A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
verb
- To move up or down by a step; displace.
- To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
- To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
- To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
- To move the time of (a scheduled event).
- To knock against or run into with a jolt.
- To assassinate; to bump off.
- Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.
- To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
intj
noun
- An improvised passage of music played on an instrument; also, a series of ornamental notes played on an instrument; a trill.
- A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and other ingredients.
- The brain; the head.
- An object which is long and thin like a noodle (sense 1).
verb
- To play (a musical instrument or passage of music) or to sing (a passage of music) in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play (a series of ornamental notes) on an instrument.
- To clear extraneous material from (an opal).
- To ponder or think, especially in an unproductive or unsystematic manner; to muse.
- To play a musical instrument or to sing in an improvisatory or lighthearted manner; also, to play a series of ornamental notes on an instrument.
- To search mullock for opals; to fossick.
- To hum or sing (a tune) at a low pitch or volume.
- To engage in frivolous behaviour; to fool around or waste time.
- Often followed by about or around: to mess around, to play.
- To search (mullock (“mining or ore processing waste”)) for opals.
- To catch (fish (usually very large catfish), turtles, or other aquatic animals) with the hands; also, to catch (fish) using a gaff or fishing spear; to gaff.
- To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.
- To attempt in an informal or uncertain manner; to fiddle.
- To ponder or think about (something).
noun
- A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- A straight line between two points of a curve.
- A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
- The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
- An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
- A horizontal member of a truss.
- A cord.
- An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.
- The string of a musical instrument.
verb
noun
- The set of choirs of strings on a harpsichord.
- Transfer or relinquishment to the care or possession of another.
- Control over something, especially with regard to disposing or dispensing with an action item (disposal of a concern, allocation of disbursed funds) or control over the arrangement or placement of certain things.
- The destination of a patient after medical treatment, especially after emergency triage, first line treatment, or surgery; the choice made for the next venue of care.
- Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
- Final decision or settlement.
- Temperamental makeup or habitual mood.
- The arrangement or placement of certain things.
verb
noun
- music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
- a small piece of cloth
- a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
- newspaper with half-size pages
- a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)
verb
noun
- Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves).
- A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string.
- The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation.
- Two or more voices speaking the same words together.
noun
- A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
- A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of melody, harmony, tempo, rhythm etc. usually to convey a mood.
- An art form, created by organizing of pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and sometimes singing.
- Any pleasing or interesting sounds.
- Electronic signal jamming.
verb
noun
- The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.
- The stem of a word.
- A concept with multiple instantiations.
- Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme.
- A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.
- thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb.
- Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.
- A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.
- Any of various colors, or color palettes, in which a design is offered; (graphical user interface) any of various skins for an app, affecting the visuals and perhaps other elements such as sound effects.
verb
noun
- the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
- one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- following the second position in an ordering or series
- the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
adj
adv
noun
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a share of the profits
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- a step on some scale
- a wound made by cutting
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- the style in which a garment is cut
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
verb
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- make an incision or separation
- discharge from a group
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- make out and issue
- cut and assemble the components of
- intentionally fail to attend
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- give the appearance or impression of
- move (one's fist)
- pass directly and often in haste
- pass through or across
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- stop filming
- make a recording of
- record a performance on (a medium)
- create by duplicating data
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- perform or carry out
- function as a cutting instrument
- allow incision or separation
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- reap or harvest
- fell by sawing; hew
- penetrate injuriously
- refuse to acknowledge
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- have a reducing effect
- cease, stop
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- have grow through the gums
- grow through the gums
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
adj
- with parts removed
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- mixed with water
adj
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