IDIOPHONES Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word idiophones. (close relations)
idiophone
Best Alternative Words for IDIOPHONES
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bells | nounn | |||||||
noun • a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck • a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905) • a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed • English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961) • the sound of a bell being struck • United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922) • (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o'clock, either a.m. or p.m. • the shape of a bell • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument • the flared opening of a tubular device verb • attach a bell to | ||||||||
chimes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • emit a sound | ||||||||
cymbals | nounn | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together | ||||||||
gongs | nounn | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick • a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument verb • sound a gong | ||||||||
maracas | nounn | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs | ||||||||
rattles | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) • a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken • loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail verb • make short successive sounds • shake and cause to make a rattling noise | ||||||||
xylophones | nounn | |||||||
noun • a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets |