Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "instrument" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

band band room case dentist's office hospital or music hall laboratory music hall music shop musical stores operating room orchestra orchestra or band

Capable Of

make music play lots of music tell reading

Causes

job

Derived Terms

B♭ instrument C instrument E♭ instrument F instrument Maisonneuve's instrument Sabouraud-Noiré instrument absolute instrument bioinstrument block instrument blunt instrument brass instrument cash instrument chosen instrument debt instrument derivative instrument financial instrument flight instrument hyperinstrument instrument approach instrument flight rules instrument flying instrument guidance system instrument landing system instrument maker instrument meteorological conditions instrument panel instrumentary instrumentation instrumentist instrumentive instrumentlike instrumently keyboard instrument law of the instrument legal instrument measuring instrument microinstrument monetary instrument musical instrument negotiable instrument on instruments percussion instrument reed instrument reinstrument statutory instrument string instrument stringed instrument time-delay measuring instrument transit instrument universal instrument wind instrument woodwind instrument

Context

legal music

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

address agency artifact assistant compose device direct document equip fit fit out help helper means outfit papers participant role semantic role supporter way write written document

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

axe hammer musical instrument pincers pliers saw screwdriver wrench

Type Of (IsA)

assistant device means means by tangible thing tool for doing tool for executing skill

Manner Of

address compose equip

Receives Action

played

Related Terms

:Category:Tools construe instrumental

Related Terms

agency band bands cello contract cook up deed device guitar implement indenture instrumental maker making making music means measuring mechanical mechanical device mortgage music music device music maker music making musical musical device musical something musical thing musician play play on played power sax tool trust used valves violin violin cello will

Synonym Network

arrange instrumental role legal document measure musical instrument play

Used For

analyzing data collecting data doing useful express feelings making easier making music manipulating data measuring data music perform surgery performing function playing playing music produce musical sounds recording data soothing animals take measurements tool

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