ALTON GLENN MILLER Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase alton glenn miller. (close relations)
Definition of ALTON GLENN MILLER
Best Alternative Words for ALTON GLENN MILLER
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american | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture • of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas noun • a native or inhabitant of the United States • the English language as used in the United States • a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country | ||||||||
arranger | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise • a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance | ||||||||
bandleader | nounn | |||||||
noun • the leader of a dance band | ||||||||
composer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who composes music, usually as a profession | ||||||||
jazz | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk • a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles • a style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to New Orleans jazz but played by large bands verb • play something in the style of jazz • have sexual intercourse with | ||||||||
musician | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who plays a music as a profession • artist who composes or conducts music as a profession | ||||||||
orchestra | nounn | |||||||
noun • a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players • seating on the main floor in a theater | ||||||||
swing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity • mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth • a sweeping blow or stroke • changing location by moving back and forth • a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz • a jaunty rhythm in music • the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them verb • move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting • move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner • change direction with a swinging motion; turn • influence decisively • make a big sweeping gesture or movement • hang loosely • hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement • alternate dramatically between high and low values • live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style • have a certain musical rhythm • be a social swinger; socialize a lot • play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm • engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends | ||||||||
trombonist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a musician who plays the trombone | ||||||||
big band | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians | ||||||||
miller | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill) • United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) • machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it • United States novelist whose novels were originally banned as pornographic (1891-1980) • any of various moths that have powdery wings • United States playwright (1915-2005) | ||||||||
glenn miller | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944) |