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IDIOPHONES Synonyms

There are 7 synonyms of the word idiophones. (exact relations)
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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

Alternatives for BELLS

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