Harmonica

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  • noun. A small rectangular instrument consisting of a row of free reeds set back in air holes, played by exhaling or inhaling.
  • noun. A glass harmonica.
  • noun. An instrument consisting of tuned strips of metal or glass fixed to a frame and struck with a hammer.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In organ-building, a mixturestop.
  • noun. Same as musical glasses (which see, under glass).
  • noun. A musical toy consisting of a set of small metallic reeds so mounted in a case that they may be played by the breath, certain tones being produced by expiration, others by inhalation. Also called harmonicon.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones; it is now called the glass harmonica, to distinguish it from the common harmonica, formerly called the harmonicon.
  • noun. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
  • noun. A small wind musical instrument shaped like a flat bar with holes along the thin edges, held in the hand and producing notes from multiple vibrating reeds arranged inside along its length; it was formerly called the harmonicon. See harmonicon.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. a musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note
  • noun. a musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
  • noun. a toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
    • Word Usage
    "Clutch played beefy, beery blues-rock, with vintage guitar riffs and growly vocals upholstered in harmonica and organ."
    cross-reference
    somzee's harmonica  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    free-reed instrument  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Japonica  Monica  Veronica  japonica  veronica  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accordian  accordion  banjo  bass viol  bodhran  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Mississippi sax  gob iron  mouth organ  tin sandwich  
    variant
    glass harmonica  harmonicon  
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