stop
natural harmonic
aeolian attachment
turntable
tappingly
chuck
tonoscope
stopping
snap one's fingers
pull-off
pulsate
glass harp
instrument
musical instrument
scansion
make sound
fretboard
click one's fingers
sound
keyboard instrument
vibration
tappy
antivibratory
crack one's fingers
ratchet
finger
stroboscopy
theremin
hummy
tick tack
acoustically
feedback
beat
depharyngealization
thrum
drum
crepitaculum
microphony
acoustomechanical
talk box
drum machine
antihum
peg
pit-a-pat
chordophone
quivering
strike
whistle
laryngostroboscope
hit
quiver
electroglottograph
sounder
vibratile
percussible
capotasto
fingering
tchick
perspective
waveshaper
vibratingly
pitter-patter
zing
tap out
tremulant
teletactor
squeakiness
lip
coordinome
glottography
purr
chime
tuner
peep
speak
chirrup
chirp
mechanoacoustic
pseudophone
osteophone
pitch
cheep
gride
tick
voiced
voicing
sonant
phonomotor
diacoustic
envelope
membranophone
musical box
clapback
soft
tappy
antivibratory
hummy
acoustomechanical
vibratile
percussible
mechanoacoustic
voiced
sonant
diacoustic
soft
tappingly
acoustically
pit-a-pat
vibratingly
natural harmonic
aeolian attachment
chuck
tonoscope
stopping
pull-off
glass harp
instrument
musical instrument
fretboard
keyboard instrument
vibration
ratchet
stroboscopy
theremin
tick tack
depharyngealization
crepitaculum
microphony
talk box
drum machine
antihum
peg
chordophone
quivering
laryngostroboscope
quiver
electroglottograph
sounder
capotasto
fingering
tchick
perspective
waveshaper
pitter-patter
zing
tremulant
teletactor
squeakiness
pit-a-pat
coordinome
glottography
chime
tuner
pseudophone
osteophone
pitch
voicing
phonomotor
envelope
membranophone
musical box
clapback
stop
turntable
snap one's fingers
pulsate
scansion
make sound
click one's fingers
chuck
sound
crack one's fingers
finger
feedback
beat
thrum
drum
strike
whistle
hit
tap out
lip
purr
peep
speak
chirrup
chirp
cheep
gride
tick
verb
- To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
- To cause (something) to come to an end.
- To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
- To cease; to no longer continue (doing something).
- To cease moving.
- To end someone else's activity.
- To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
- To make fast; to stopper.
- To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
- To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
- To close or block an opening.
- Not to continue.
noun
- An f-stop.
- A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
- A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
- A coup d'arret, or stop thrust.
- A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
- A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
- One of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced.
- An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
- A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts.
- A consonant sound in which the passage of air through the mouth is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
- A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
- A save; preventing the opposition from scoring a goal
- That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
- The squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
- The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
- A device intended to block the path of a moving object
- The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
- A unit of exposure corresponding to a doubling of the brightness of an image.
- A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought.
- A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
punct
noun
- On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc., the muting of a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- A mechanical device that holds an object firmly in place, for example holding a drill bit in a high-speed rotating drill or grinder.
- A clucking sound.
- A friend or close acquaintance; term of endearment.
- A gentle touch or tap.
- A throw, an incorrect bowling action.
- An act or instance of vomiting.
- A small pebble.
- A casual throw.
verb
- On rhythm guitar or mandolin etc.: to mute a chord by lifting the fretting fingers immediately after strumming, producing a percussive effect.
- To discard, to throw away.
- To vomit.
- To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck, as in turning.
- To throw; to bowl with an incorrect action.
- To jilt; to dump.
- To bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving piece held in a chuck.
- To touch or tap gently.
- To leave; to depart; to bounce.
- To throw, especially in a careless or inaccurate manner.
- To call, as a hen her chickens.
- To make a clucking sound.
noun
- any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- the means whereby some act is accomplished
- a person used by another to gain an end
- (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
- the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
verb
verb
- To examine with the instrument called a sound or sonde, or by auscultation or percussion.
- To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts, motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try; to test; to probe.
- Dive downwards, used of a whale.
- To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to convey intelligence by sound.
- Test; ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other device.
- To convey an impression by one's sound.
- To cause to produce a sound.
- To pronounce.
- To arise or to be recognizable as arising in or from a particular area of law, or as likely to result in a particular kind of legal remedy.
- To produce a sound.
noun
- Earshot, distance within which a certain noise may be heard.
- A distinctive style and sonority of a particular musician, orchestra, &.
- A long narrow inlet, or a strait between the mainland and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or connecting a sea or lake with the ocean.
- A long, thin probe for sounding or dilating body cavities or canals such as the urethra; a sonde.
- A segment as a part of spoken language, the smallest unit of spoken language, a speech sound.
- Noise without meaning; empty noise.
- A vibration capable of causing such sensations.
- A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
- The air bladder of a fish.
adj
- Heavy; laid on with force.
- Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective.
- Complete, solid, or secure.
- Having the property of soundness.
- Healthy.
- Quiet and deep.
- Good; acceptable; decent.
adv
intj
noun
- Any musical instrument (a chordophone) that uses a keyboard to manipulate strings which produce sound, including a piano.
- Any musical instrument that produces sound directly from the manipulation of a keyboard by the performer, including a piano and a celesta.
- Any musical instrument which features a keyboard, such as a piano, synthesizer or celesta.
noun
- The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
- A single complete vibrating motion.
- An instinctively sensed emotional aura or atmosphere.
- A vibrational energy of spiritual nature through which mediumistic and other paranormal phenomena are conveyed or affected.
- Any periodic process, especially a rapid linear motion of a body about an equilibrium position.
noun
- A noisemaker or musical instrument where sound is generated by a board striking against a rotating gear. See gragger, raganella.
- A pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
- A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
- A ratchet wrench.
- A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
verb
adj
verb
- make a rhythmic sound
- come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
- give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
- hit repeatedly
- move rhythmically
- shape by beating
- glare or strike with great intensity
- move with a thrashing motion
- sail with much tacking or with difficulty
- stir vigorously
- strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music
- be superior
- avoid paying
- make a sound like a clock or a timer
- move with a flapping motion
- indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks
- move with or as if with a regular alternating motion
- make by pounding or trampling
- produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly
- strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting
- beat through cleverness and wit
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- wear out completely
adj
noun
- a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
- a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations
- a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior
- the sound of stroke or blow
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a regular rate of repetition
- a stroke or blow
- the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing
verb
noun
- a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
- the sound of a drum
- a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
- a cylindrical metal container, commonly used for shipping or storage of liquids
- a hollow cast iron cylinder attached to the wheel that forms part of the brakes
- small to medium-sized bottom-dwelling food and game fishes of shallow coastal and fresh waters that make a drumming noise
noun
- regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
- a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- informal terms for the leg
- a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
verb
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
verb
- make whistling sounds
- move with, or as with, a whistling sound
- utter or express by whistling
- move, send, or bring as if by whistling
- make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
- give a signal by whistling
noun
- the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
- the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle
- a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it
- acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound
- an inexpensive fipple flute
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
noun
- A sound recording technique to adjust and integrate sound sources seemingly naturally.
- A perspective glass.
- A view, vista or outlook.
- The choice of a single angle or point of view from which to sense, categorize, measure or codify experience.
- The appearance of depth in objects, especially as perceived using binocular vision.
- The technique of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface.
- The ability to consider things in such relative perspective.
adj
verb
- To produce (a message, rhythm, or other thing) by tapping.
- To force (an opponent) to submit.
- To relieve a person of duty, such as a casino worker or wrestler in a tag-team match.
- To run out of money in a gambling establishment.
- To deplete, especially of a liquid; to finish the last of a drink.
- To submit to an opponent by tapping one's hand repeatedly either on the arena or the opponent's body.
verb
- To change the sound of (a musical note played on a wind instrument) by moving or tensing the lips.
- To form the rim, edge or margin of something.
- To simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth.
- (of something inanimate) To touch lightly.
- To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).
- To make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in.
- To utter verbally.
- To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.
- To wash against a surface, lap.
noun
- Backtalk; verbal impertinence.
- One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate corolla.
- Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
- The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.
- A part of the body that resembles a lip, such as the edge of a wound or the labia.
- The projecting rim of an open container; a short open spout.
- One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve shell.
- The edge of a high spot of land.
- The distinctive petal of the Orchis family.
- Embouchure: the condition or strength of a wind instrumentalist's lips.
noun
- The sound of such an instrument or device.
- A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell.
- An individual ringing component of such a set.
- A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes.
- A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device.
verb
noun
- On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
- A musical.
- A person who tunes a piano or organ.
- A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
- The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
noun
- the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
- the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
- a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk)
- promotion by means of an argument and demonstration
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
- any of various dark heavy viscid substances obtained as a residue
- a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
- a high approach shot in golf
- an all-fours game in which the first card led is a trump
- abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
- the action or manner of throwing something
verb
- throw or toss with a light motion
- move abruptly
- fall or plunge forward
- set to a certain pitch
- sell or offer for sale from place to place
- be at an angle
- heel over
- erect and fasten
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
- hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- lead (a card) and establish the trump suit
- set the level or character of
verb
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- To go on trust, or credit.
- To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- To give tick; to trust.
noun
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- Credit, trust.
- The whinchat.
- A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
- A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A short period of time, particularly a second.
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
- Ticking.
- A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
noun
- The final regulation of the pitch and tone of any sound-producing entity, especially of an organ or similar musical instrument.
- A classification of speech sounds that tend to be associated with vocal cord vibration.
- A particular arrangement of notes to form a chord.
- A phonological process that turns a voiceless sound into a voiced one.
- The articulatory process in which the vocal cords vibrate.
noun
- The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler.
- Something that envelops; a wrapping.
- An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane; a space between two membranes
- A curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the modulation envelope of an amplitude-modulated carrier wave in electronics.
- A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.
- A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
- The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; a coma.
- The set of limitations within which a technological system can perform safely and effectively.
- The information used for routing a message that is transmitted with the message but not part of its contents.
- An earthwork in the form of a single parapet or a small rampart, sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it.
- A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship.
adj
- produced with vibration of the vocal cords
- yielding readily to pressure or weight
- compassionate and kind; conciliatory
- (of sound) relatively low in volume
- not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
- (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
- (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')
adj
- easily hurt
- (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value
- using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation
- tolerant or lenient
- soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
- having little impact
- out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance
- willing to negotiate and compromise
- not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- mild and pleasant
- not brilliant or glaring
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