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(n)
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a loud resonant sound when struck with a soft hammer.
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Something or someone who makes a sound.
A bell, buzzer, or chime device mounted on or adjacent to a door's exterior, meant to be rung by a visitor to announce one's presence.
(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
A pager (wireless telecommunication device).
A device that makes a buzzing sound.
(adj)
(archaic) Of or relating to the celestial spheres.
A set of bells or metal plates used as a musical instrument or as a toy.
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal tubes that are struck with a mallet, producing sounds like those of church bells.
(music) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.
(music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
A percussion instrument consisting of many small chimes hanging from a bar, played by sweeping a finger or stick across them.
One who chants or sings.
A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
Alternative form of handbell. [(music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.]
(poetic) The nightingale.
(chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
A pen made from a feather.
(countable, uncountable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
A small, round mechanical device which, when pressed, rings a bell to announce one's presence or call a servant, assistant, etc.
(music) An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.
A barangay of Uson, Masbate, Philippines.
A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
(music) A small, high-pitched metal whistle with six holes that is blown using a fipple.
A small bell.
(nautical) Ship's bells; the strokes on a ship's bell, every half-hour, to mark the passage of time.
(music) Any type of lamellophone having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs; a mbira.
(music, informal) timpani
(mathematics) A function of an angle that gives the ratio of the sine to the cosine, in either the real or complex numbers. Symbols: tan, tg.
A lock, tress.
(music) The stretched membrane of a drum.
(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.
(colloquial) A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey.
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.
A small note, such as a pass or voucher slip; any scrip; a company chit.
A watch (a small portable device used to tell the time of day), particularly one lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
A surname from German.
(slang, in the plural) Money.
A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
(uncountable, slang) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).
Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.
Alternative spelling of timpani. [(music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.]
A musical instrument that is a combination harp and music box operated by pins in a rotating cylinder, invented by Henry Dagg
(anatomy) The eardrum.
(music) An instrument in which the sound is produced by striking, scraping or shaking an object.
A zither
A surname
A little song or jingle.
A small bell, installed in a telephone, which rings to announce incoming calls.
(computing) key of a keyboard
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
(music) An opening in the body of a wind instrument which, when alternately closed and opened, changes the pitch of the sound produced.
(music) A form of electric guitar, resembling a wide fretboard with 8, 10 or 12 strings.
A mechanical musical instrument that could imitate various instruments and generate sound effects.
A clapper or noisemaker sometimes used in place of an altar bell.
A zither with a trapezoidal or rectangular shaped sound box.
A type of wood mentioned in the Bible, from which the Ark of the Covenant was constructed.
(music) A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.
A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
(music) A percussion instrument, consisting of two sticks or blocks, in which one is struck against the other in order to produce a sound.
Obsolete form of sistrum. [An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.]
An elongated piece of wood or similar material, typically put to some use, for example as a wand or baton.
(dated) A kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell when used.
A cooper's tool used to make that section.
A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
A tin whistle.
A surname.
(music) The set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
(obsolete) A small or insignificant person, thing or amount.
(music) A kettledrum.
Meanings relating to a wind instrument.
(music) A fork-shaped object which emits a tone of a specific frequency when struck, producing a reference note for tuning instruments.
(music) A small pipe used to set the pitch for an instrument, song etc.
(music) A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
A button that rings a bell (such as a doorbell) when pressed.
A toothed implement:
A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
A peg or screw used to tighten or loosen strings on a musical instrument in order to produce concordant sounds.