imbal
colotomy
kebyar
slur
gatra
cabaletta
jegog
hit
strike
buka
variation
trigger
degung
glissando
pin
gamelanlike
soft pedal
rhythmometer
groovebox
syncopation
hammer-on
ragtime
ritardando
portamento
coloration
color
colouration
key
colour
swoop
slide
rhythmogram
inversion
flageolet
attune
symphonically
detuner
bar line
Lombard rhythm
metrical structure
kotekan
stride bass
saltation
symphoniously
drill and bass
tablature
terpsichore
dance
diminution
action
dancing
twister
hyperinstrument
contratabular
eurythmy
manualism
play
Vatican roulette
multichord
tune up
tune
transposition
fermata
double time
fingering
jungle
breakcore
melodization
allargando
drum and bass
fourth
synthbass
rag
mute
wonky
ethno-organology
ff-hole
largo
eurythmics
musical notation
close
synthwave
finger
sampladelia
oom-pah
bell
symphonics
micropolyphony
tuning key
eurhythmics
eurhythmy
homorhythmically
melodicist
allegrissimo
stride piano
player
rhythm
gamelanlike
contratabular
multichord
allargando
glissando
symphonically
symphoniously
homorhythmically
allegrissimo
imbal
colotomy
kebyar
slur
gatra
cabaletta
jegog
buka
variation
trigger
degung
pin
soft pedal
rhythmometer
groovebox
syncopation
hammer-on
ragtime
ritardando
portamento
coloration
color
colouration
colour
swoop
slide
rhythmogram
inversion
flageolet
detuner
bar line
Lombard rhythm
metrical structure
kotekan
stride bass
saltation
drill and bass
tablature
terpsichore
dance
diminution
action
dancing
glissando
twister
hyperinstrument
eurythmy
manualism
Vatican roulette
transposition
fermata
double time
fingering
jungle
breakcore
melodization
drum and bass
fourth
synthbass
rag
mute
wonky
ethno-organology
ff-hole
largo
eurythmics
musical notation
close
synthwave
sampladelia
oom-pah
bell
symphonics
micropolyphony
tuning key
eurhythmics
eurhythmy
melodicist
stride piano
player
rhythm
hit
strike
key
attune
play
tune up
tune
finger
verb
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- cause to move by striking
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- encounter by chance
- cause to experience suddenly
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- drive something violently into a location
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
- hit the intended target or goal
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
noun
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- a connection made via the internet to another website
verb
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
- have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- indicate (a certain time) by striking
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- stop work in order to press demands
- touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
- attain
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
- find unexpectedly
- produce by ignition or a blow
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
- cause to experience suddenly
- drive something violently into a location
- occupy or take on
- disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set
- form by stamping, punching, or printing
- smooth with a strickle
- pierce with force
- hook by a pull on the line
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
noun
- a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
- an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
- a gentle blow
- a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
- (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
- a conspicuous success
noun
- A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
- Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- A related but distinct thing.
- A line of play that differs from the original.
- The modification of a hereditary trait.
noun
- A device that manually lengthens (or sometimes shortens) the slide or tubing of a brass instrument, allowing the pitch range to be altered while playing.
- An electronic transducer allowing a drum, cymbal, etc. to control an electronic drum unit or similar device.
- An event, experience or other stimulus that initiates a traumatic memory or a strong reaction in a person.
- An SQL procedure that may be initiated when a record is inserted, updated or deleted; typically used to maintain referential integrity.
- A concept or image that upsets somebody by sparking a negative emotional response.
- A similar device used to activate any mechanism.
- An event that initiates others, or incites a response.
- A pulse in an electronic circuit that initiates some component.
- A text string that, when received by a player, will cause the player to execute a certain command.
- A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun.
verb
noun
- A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.
- A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
- Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
- A thing of small value; a trifle.
- A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
- A pinball machine.
- One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
- The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
- The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
- The tenon of a dovetail joint.
- A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- A leg.
verb
- To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
- To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
- To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
- To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
- To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
- To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
noun
- the timbre of a musical sound
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- interest and variety and intensity
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- any material used for its color
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
verb
- add color to
- affect as in thought or feeling
- modify or bias
- decorate with colors
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
- change color, often in an undesired manner
adj
verb
- regulate the musical pitch of
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- provide with a key
- vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key
- harmonize with or adjust to
noun
- metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
- something crucial for explaining
- pitch of the voice
- any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music
- a kilogram of a narcotic drug
- a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
- a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
- (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court
- a list of answers to a test
- a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations
- a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access
- mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)
- the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
- a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed
adj
noun
- the timbre of a musical sound
- any material used for its color
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
- interest and variety and intensity
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
adj
verb
noun
- (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
- a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
- (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.
- plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
- the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it
- a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector
- sloping channel through which things can descend
verb
noun
- The flipping of a melody or contrapuntal line so that high notes become low and vice versa; the reversal of a pitch contour.
- The position of a chord which has a note other than the root as its bass note.
- A situation where air temperature increases with altitude (the ground being colder than the surrounding air).
- A section of a roller coaster where passengers are temporarily turned upside down.
- An operation on a group, analogous to negation.
- The reversal of an interval; the move of one pitch in an interval up or down an octave.
- The action of inverting.
- Deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject. It takes place in questions with auxiliary verbs and in normal, affirmative clauses beginning with a negative particle, for the purpose of emphasis.
- A segment of DNA in the context of a chromosome that is reversed in orientation relative to a reference karyotype or genome.
- The act of being in an inverted state; being upside down, inside out, or in a reverse sequence.
noun
- taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
- (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
- (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
- an abrupt transition
- a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
noun
- The distance separating the strings and the fretboard on a guitar or other string instrument.
- Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose.
- A religious performance or solemn function, i.e. action sermon, a sacramental sermon in the Scots Presbyterian Church.
- The mechanism, that is the set of moving mechanical parts, of a keyboard instrument, like a piano, which transfers the motion of the key to the sound-making device.
- The effort of performing or doing something.
- a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).
- A way of motion or functioning.
- The way in which a mechanical device acts when used; especially a firearm.
- Fast-paced activity.
- The event or connected series of events, either real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.
- A charge or other process in a law court (also called lawsuit and actio).
- A mapping from a pairing of mathematical objects to one of them, respecting their individual structures. The pairing is typically a Cartesian product or a tensor product. The object that is not part of the output is said to act on the other object. In any given context, action is used as an abbreviation for a more fully named notion, like group action or left group action.
- The attitude or position of the several parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or passion depicted.
- Sexual intercourse.
- Combat.
- spin put on the bowling ball.
- The product of energy and time, especially the product of the Lagrangian and time.
- The way in which cartridges are loaded, locked, and extracted from the mechanism.
verb
intj
adj
noun
- The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.
- A crook, a villain.
- A girder
- One who twists.
- A tornado.
- The party game Twister, usually capitalized, or a variant.
- A ball delivered with a twist, as in cricket or billiards.
- A species of libellulid dragonfly, Tholymis tillarga, of tropical West Africa to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
- One whose occupation is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of another, in weaving.
verb
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To compete against, in a game.
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To gamble.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
noun
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
noun
noun
- (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
- any abnormal position of the organs of the body
- an event in which one thing is substituted for another
- (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
- (mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
- (electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
- the act of reversing the order or place of
noun
- A musical rhythm twice as fast as the overall beat, with this pattern of note lengths: 3/16 3/16 1/4 3/16 3/16.
- A fast marching pace of 180 steps per minute, 36 inches in length for the Marine Corps and Navy, 30 inches in length for the Army. It is not really double the speed of quick time as quick time is 112-120 steps per minute.
- A dance step pattern with six steps.
- A rate of pay that is twice the normal rate.
noun
- A style of electronic dance music and precursor of drum and bass.
- A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest.
- Dense rough.
- A hairy vulva.
- Any uncultivated tract of forest or scrub habitat.
- A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.
- An area where hobos camp together.
- A desert region.
- A migrant camp.
- A tangled mess.
adj
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
- The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
- The common staircase in a tenement.
- A cathedral close.
- The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed
- The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.
- A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.
- An end or conclusion.
- A grapple in wrestling.
- The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
- The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.
- A double bar marking the end.
- A street that ends in a dead end.
adj
- Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
- Marked, evident.
- Intimate; well-loved.
- Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
- Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
- Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer or goal); near
- Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
- At a little distance; near.
- Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.
- Hot, humid, with no wind.
- Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
- Narrow; confined.
- Short.
- Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
verb
- To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.
- To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
- To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.
- To cancel or reverse (a trading position).
- To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
- To make a sale.
- To move so that an opening is closed.
- To grapple; to engage in close combat.
- To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
- To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.
- To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
- To come to an end.
- To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
- To obstruct (an opening).
- To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
- To turn off; to switch off.
noun
noun
- The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.
- An instrument that emits a ringing sound, situated on a bicycle's handlebar and used by the cyclist to warn of his or her presence.
- The part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital.
- The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.
- Any of a series of strokes on a bell (or similar), struck every half hour to indicate the time (within a four hour watch)
- A telephone call.
- A signal at a school that tells the students when a class is starting or ending.
- The flared end of a pipe, designed to mate with a narrow spigot.
- The bell character.
- Anything shaped like a bell, such as the cup or corolla of a flower.
- The sounding of a bell as a signal.
- A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
verb
noun
- A mechanism that actuates a player piano or other automatic musical instrument.
- An electronic device that plays audio and/or video media.
- One who plays any game or sport.
- One who is playful; one without serious aims; an idler; a trifler.
- A gambler.
- A software application that plays audio and/or video media, such as a media player.
- A participant; one involved in something.
- An actor in a dramatic play.
- One who plays on a musical instrument.
- A gamer; a player of video games or similar.
- A person who plays the field rather than having a long-term sexual relationship.
noun
- The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
- Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
- The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
- A flow, repetition or regularity.
- A person's natural feeling for rhythm.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
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