Instrument

/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

Synonyms for "instrument" (663 found)

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Closest matches (133)

Noun(32 words)

tool implementmusical instrumenta deviceactuator adzes aid analyseranalytical chemistry instrumentanalyzer applicator applicators arm bagpipesbinding instrumentbiology lab equipmentbroaches calculators caliper calkin

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cat's-pawcelestas cession clarinet codicil communication communicator contract contracts contrivancescontrol overall forceconveyances

absolute altimeteraccelerometer adaptaerial reconnaissance cameraaerometer aeroscope agency agentair logalloy balancealtigraph altimeter amanuensis ammeteranalytical balanceancilla anemograph anemometer anemoscope aneroid

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antler apparatusapple polisherapple-polisher appliance arrange aspirator ass-lickerassay balanceautographautomatic pilotautosyn awl backslapperbaggage agentbalancebalance of precisionbarbbarbed wirebarblet barbule barbwire barometerbarrel scalebeam bedpan blank bodkinbombing locatorbombsight bootlick bootlickerbourdon tubebradawlbrown nosebrown-nose browniebullion balancebusiness agentcalorimeter caltropcard compasscarpet tackcash registercatalyst catheter channelcharlie mccarthycheval-de-frisechirograph chromatoscope chronograph chronometer chuckclaim agentclamp clasp clawback clerk clinchclinical thermometerclip cockspurcommercial agentcommission agentcompact compass compose consignee contract contraption contrivancecontrol rodcounter scalecourtier cramp creature

Adjective(1 words)

binding agreement

Preposition(2 words)

byby measurement

Verb(1 words)

compel compliance

Strong matches (199)

cringercustomer agentcylinder scaledanish balancedevicediathermy machinedibbledirection finderdocket document dog dossier draindrum scaledummy dupe edict electrocardiograph electroencephalograph electrograph

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equipment evaporimeter expedientfacsimile telegraphfactorfaithful servantfan scalefawner fed federalfederal agentfid file fishhook fixture flattererflexure plate scaleflight recorderflunky fool footlicker forceps fork formfreight agentfunctionary gadget gaff galvanometer gauge gauger geargeneral agentgimcrack gimlet gimmick gizmogo betweengo-between goad goniometer gosportgosport tubegrab gramophone grapnel grapple grapplergrappling irongrip groveler gyrocompass gyropilothand toolhandmaid handmaiden handshaker harmonize harpoonhat pinheat lamphelot hemostat holdfast holograph hook hornhub dynamometerhygrograph hygrometer hypo hypodermichypodermic needlehypsometer icepick implement inclinometerinduction compassinstrumentality instrumentate instrumentationinsurance agentinteragent intermediary intermediate intermedium jackal jawsjoy stickkaleidoscope kowtower kymograph lackey lance lancetland agentlaserlaw agentled captainlegal documentlegal instrumentlegal paperleverlever scaleslickspit lickspittleliterary agentloan agent

Noun(59 words)

curriculum area assessmentcyclotronsdecision tooldeed deeds detector detectors device devices diagnostic diddley documentdocument weekly patterndocuments doohickeysdrill privateejectorelectrical deviceelectronic deviceequip

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evaluatorevidence based assessmentexpedient expedients finders fizeaufrench actefunctional capacity measurefurnish gadgets gagegarden toolgauge gaugesgeography toolgizmos glockenspiels gyroscope handmaidenshardware devicehealth measurehistory toolhopkinsonimplement public service projectimplements indenture indentures indicatorsinstrumental roleinstrumenting interceptors kazoolab instrumentlackeys lasheslegal documentlegal instrumentlevelers levers

Adjective(10 words)

danish måleeffective instructional toolengineered toolengineering toolformal instrumentfounding documentfunctional objectfunctional toollegal documentslegal mechanism

Verb(2 words)

gauge interestinstrumentate

Related words (331)

long-arm balancemach metermachine machinerymagnetic compassmake an adaptationmanometer marlinespike mealymouth mean means measure measurermechanical devicemechanical heartmechanism mechanize mediator medium melodize

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meteorograph metermicrofilm readermicrometer microscope midwife mill minion ministry motorize musicalize nail needlenews agentnippers octant officialofficial documentoptical altimeterorchestrate organ oscillograph otoscope oxgoad ozonometer pactpair of scalespaperpaper clippapers paraphernalia parchment pari-mutuelpari-mutuel machineparliamentary agentpassenger agentpawn peonpersonal filephotometer pike pin pincers pitchforkpitot-static tubeplate fulcrum scaleplatform scaleplaything pliers pluviograph pluviometer pneumatograph pneumatometer potentiometerpower toolprecision balanceprecision scaleprecision toolpress agentprime moverprism probe prong punch puppetpurchasing agentpus basinput to musicpyrometer quadrant quill radar radioradio compassradio direction finderradiogoniometerrange finderrate-of-climb indicatorreal estate agentrecording barometerrecording hygrometerregister retoolrobot pilotrollroman balancerowelsales agentscale scales scalpel score scrip script scroll secretary seismograph seismoscope serf servant setset to musicsextant sharpenshort-arm balanceskewer slave soundsound recorderspaniel spearheadspecial agentspectrograph spectrohelioscope spectroscope speculumspeed toolspicule spiculum spike spinespiral balancespirit levelspirometer spit splint spur staplestatic tubestation agentstereopticon stethoscope steward sting stoogestrike radar scannersucksun compasssuture swab sycophant syringe tachometer tack tackle tangtape recorderteletype teletypewriter telltaletheatrical agentthermograph thermometer thermometrograph thermostat thing thingumabob thingumajig thingummy throttle thumbtack tickerticket agenttimeserver tine toad toady tongs tool toy transcribetransit instrumenttransposetravel agenttrepan trephine truckler tufthunter turnstile tweezers utensil variometer vehicleventuri tubeviewer viscosimeter vise voicevoting machinewalking delegatewayweigh scalesweighbridgeweighing machineweight voltameterweightometer whatnot wherewithal wrench writ write writingx-ray machineyes manyes-man yoke

Noun(95 words)

lyres machinemachine toolmachinesmade thingmaker mangle manglersmanufactured devicemarimbasmeans prepositionmeasuremeasure adverbmeasure educational impactmeasure effortmeasure energymeasure language competencemeasure oral understandingmeasure physical propertymeasure sample worksheet

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measure social growthmeasure spelling accuracymeasurement indicatorsmeasurement toolmeasurement toolsmetering meters microscopes monitormonitoring devicemonitorsmore usable toolmusical toolocarinaofficial documentold high german tolopener outfit parchments pawnphysics experiment apparatuspickpolicy mechanismpolicy modifierponiardsportuguese aparatoprobes probingproblem solving aidprod prodsquality of life measurequestionnaire quitclaimreading strategyrecognizance sawsscience probescientific toolscopes seismographs shoehorns signal sitars sonometersound producing devicespanish dispositivospectrometer spectroscopes speedometer spursstory featuresubjective well-beingtamps technology telecaster tenoroon tester thingmabob titre trons ukelelesuseful toolutensil utensils vehicles vetoes weapon weapons wearableweighing scalewidget writs yardstick zithers

Verb(3 words)

measure temperaturepropel developmentshows color change

Adjective(6 words)

measuring instrumentoceanographic modelspioneering deviceprivate entity contractscientific measurewritten contract

Determiner(1 words)

most teaching-tool

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

25 entries

address agency assistant compose device direct document equip fitfit outhelp helper means outfit papersparticipant role

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More specific

16 entries

contractdata loggerdeed drums equip furnish gauge lease microscope outfit piano scalpel sensor thermometer violin will

Collocations

8 entries

data loggerinstrument panellab instrumentmeasuring instrumentmedical instrumentmusical instrumentprecision instrumentscientific instrument

Inflections

3 entries

instrumented instrumenting instruments

Derivations

3 entries

instrumental instrumentally instrumentation

Translations

154 translations across 72 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

vegël noun (musical device)
vegël muzikor noun (musical device)

Amharic

1 entries

መሣሪያ noun (tool)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

ἐργαλεῖον noun (tool)
ὄργανον noun (musical device)

Arabic

3 entries

آلَة noun (tool)
أَدَاة noun (tool)
الة موسيقية noun (musical device)

Armenian

1 entries

գործիք noun (tool)

Asturian

1 entries

instrumentu noun (musical device)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

alət noun (tool)

Belarusian

1 entries

інструме́нт noun (tool)

Bulgarian

4 entries

инструме́нт noun (tool)
музикален инструмент noun (musical device)
оръ́дие noun (tool)
сечиво́ noun (tool)

Catalan

2 entries

instrument noun (musical device)
instrument noun (tool)

Cherokee

1 entries

ᎧᏃᎩᏍᏙᏗ noun (musical device)

Chinese

2 entries

kang-kū (zh-min-nan) noun (tool)
khì-kū noun (tool)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

工具 noun (tool)

Czech

2 entries

nástroj noun (musical device)
nástroj noun (tool)

Danish

4 entries

instrument noun (musical device)
instrument noun (tool)
musikinstrument noun (musical device)
værktøj noun (tool)

Dutch

3 entries

instrument noun (musical device)
instrument noun (tool)
muziekinstrument noun (musical device)

Esperanto

1 entries

instrumento noun (musical device)

Estonian

3 entries

muusikariist noun (musical device)
pill noun (musical device)
vahend noun (tool)

Finnish

3 entries

instrumentti noun (musical device)
soitin noun (musical device)
väline noun (tool)

French

1 entries

instrument noun (musical device)

Galician

1 entries

instrumento noun (musical device)

Georgian

2 entries

იარაღი noun (tool)
ინსტრუმენტი noun (tool)

German

4 entries

Instrument noun (musical device)
Instrument noun (tool)
Musikinstrument noun (musical device)
Werkzeug noun (tool)

Greek

2 entries

εργαλείο noun (tool)
όργανο noun (musical device)

Greenlandic

1 entries

nipilersuut noun (musical device)

Hebrew

2 entries

כלי noun (tool)
כלי נגינה noun (musical device)

Hindi

4 entries

उपकरण noun (tool)
बाजा noun (musical device)
वाद्य noun (musical device)
साधन noun (tool)

Hungarian

2 entries

hangszer noun (musical device)
műszer noun (tool)

Icelandic

1 entries

hljóðfæri noun (musical device)

Ido

2 entries

muzik-instrumento noun (musical device)
muzikilo noun (musical device)

Indonesian

1 entries

instrumen noun (musical device)

Ingrian

3 entries

asu noun (tool)
pribora noun (tool)
tööriista noun (tool)

Irish

4 entries

adhbh cheoil noun (musical device)
gléas noun (musical device)
ionstraim noun (musical device)
ionstraim noun (tool)

Italian

2 entries

strumento noun (musical device)
strumento noun (tool)

Japanese

4 entries

器具 noun (tool)
器械 noun (tool)
楽器 noun (musical device)
遊び物 noun (musical device)

Javanese

3 entries

alat noun (tool)
perkakas noun (tool)
piranti noun (tool)

Kazakh

1 entries

аспап noun (tool)

Korean

4 entries

기계 noun (tool)
기구 noun (tool)
도구 noun (tool)
악기 noun (musical device)

Kyrgyz

1 entries

аспап noun (tool)

Latin

2 entries

instrūmentum noun (tool)
organum noun (musical device)

Latvian

3 entries

ierīce noun (tool)
instruments noun (musical device)
rīks noun (tool)

Lithuanian

3 entries

instrumentas noun (musical device)
prietaisas noun (tool)
įrankis noun (tool)

Malay

1 entries

alat noun (tool)

Malayalam

1 entries

സംഗീത ഉപകരണം noun (musical device)

Māori

2 entries

mea whakatangi noun (musical device)
paraha noun (tool)

Norwegian

1 entries

redskap noun (tool)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

instrument noun (musical device)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries

instrument noun (musical device)

Occitan

1 entries

instrument noun (tool)

Persian

2 entries

ابزار noun (tool)
اسباب noun (tool)

Polish

4 entries

instrument noun (musical device)
instrument noun (tool)
narzędzie noun (tool)
przybór noun (tool)

Portuguese

2 entries

instrumento noun (musical device)
instrumento noun (tool)

Romanian

1 entries

instrument noun (musical device)

Russian

4 entries

инструме́нт noun (musical device)
инструме́нт noun (tool)
ору́дие noun (tool)
прибо́р noun (tool)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

inneal noun (tool)
inneal-ciùil noun (musical device)
ionnsramaid noun (musical device)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries

alat noun (tool)
алат noun (tool)

Slovak

1 entries

nástroj noun (tool)

Slovene

4 entries

glasbilo noun (musical device)
instrument noun (musical device)
inštrument noun (musical device)
orodje noun (tool)

Spanish

3 entries

herramienta noun (tool)
instrumento noun (musical device)
instrumento noun (tool)

Swedish

2 entries

instrument noun (musical device)
instrument noun (tool)

Tajik

3 entries

абзор noun (tool)
асбоб noun (tool)
олат noun (tool)

Tamil

1 entries

இசைக்கருவி noun (musical device)

Telugu

1 entries

పనిముట్టు noun (tool)

Thai

2 entries

เครื่อง noun (tool)
เครื่องดนตรี noun (musical device)

Tibetan

2 entries

རོལ་ཆའི་ཡོ་བྱད noun (musical device)
ལག་ཆ noun (tool)

Turkish

2 entries

alet noun (tool)
enstrüman noun (tool)

Turkmen

2 entries

esbap noun (tool)
gural noun (tool)

Ukrainian

2 entries

інструме́нт noun (musical device)
інструме́нт noun (tool)

Urdu

3 entries

آلہ noun (tool)
اوزار noun (musical device)
ساز noun (musical device)

Uzbek

1 entries

asbob noun (tool)

Vietnamese

2 entries

dụng cụ noun (tool)
nhạc cụ noun (musical device)

Welsh

1 entries

teclyn noun (tool)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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Do you play a musical instrument?

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The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature.

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You play a musical instrument, don't you?

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Language is an indispensable instrument of human society.

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