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instrument |
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[ noun ] a device that requires skill for proper use |
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device
weapon
whip
musical_instrument
analyzer
surveying_instrument
measuring_instrument
instrument_of_punishment
sonograph
medical_instrument
drafting_instrument
navigational_instrument
optical_instrument
extractor
scientific_instrument
plotter
instrument_of_execution
tracer
cautery
camera_lucida
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2. |
[ noun ] the means whereby some act is accomplished |
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tool
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"my greed was the instrument of my destruction"
"science has given us new tools to fight disease"
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means
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3. |
[ noun ] (work) a person used by another to gain an end |
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cat's-paw
pawn
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assistant
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4. |
[ verb ] address a legal document to |
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address
legal_document
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5. |
[ verb ] (music) write an instrumental score for |
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instrumentate
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compose
music
orchestration
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[ noun ] (grammar) the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
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instrumental_role
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participant_role
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7. |
[ noun ] (music) any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds |
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musical_instrument
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device
percussion_instrument
celesta
stringed_instrument
bass
electronic_instrument
music_box
Jew's_harp
calliope
wind_instrument
barrel_organ
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8. |
[ verb ] equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling |
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equip
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9. |
[ noun ] (writing) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right |
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legal_instrument
official_document
legal_document
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document
bill
security
act
judgment
tax_return
law
license
will
mandate
indictment
assignment
warrant
writ
brief
deed
working_papers
deposition
impeachment
living_will
power_of_attorney
trust_deed
letters_of_administration
passport
conveyance
ship's_papers
derivative_instrument
patent
acquittance
manifest
letters_testamentary
written_agreement
debenture
arraignment
negotiable_instrument
law
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instrumental
instrumentate
instalment
instilment
instruct
installment
instillment
institute
instructor
instructed
in-situ
in_situ
instruction
instructive
instroke
institution
instructions
instructress
instructional
instructively
incitement
in_stride
institutional
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