Word Type

Noun

The word "cymbal" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

band drumkit marching band music store symphony orchestra

Derived Terms

China cymbal Chinese cymbal clash cymbal crash cymbal cymbalist cymballike flying cymbal pang cymbal ride cymbal sizzle cymbal sock cymbal splash cymbal suspended cymbal swish cymbal trash cymbal

Context

musical instruments

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

percussion instrument percussive instrument

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

china

Type Of (IsA)

musical instrument percussion instrument

Related Terms

brass bronze drumstick in orchestra instrument meaning musical musical instrument orchestra pairs plates sharp two two plates

Used For

banging bother people creating noise make crashing sound making loud crashing noise making loud sound making noise making sound percussion playing in orchestra playing music playing music with startle people

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.