Word Type

Verb

Noun

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

Word Relationships

Typical Location

abc book band child's toybox high school band museum orchestra percussion section

Derived Terms

concert xylophone metal xylophone stone xylophone xylophonist

Has Part

two rows of wooden bars

Context

musical instrument

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

percussion instrument percussive instrument

Type Of (IsA)

instrument instrument of music musical instrument percussion instrument

Receives Action

played with pair of hammers played with small hammers called mallets pronounced like zylophone struck by hammers struck with mallet

Related Terms

glockenspiel marimba sticcado vibraphone

Related Terms

concert xylophone glockenspiel mallet marimba musical instrument percussion idiophone play vibraphone

Synonym Network

marimba

Used For

make music make sounds making music play

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