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Sackbut

A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone.

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Trombone 76% connected

A powerful brass instrument of the trumpet kind, thought by some to be the ancient sackbut, consisting of a tube in three parts, bent twice upon itse…

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A unknown · 78% connection

The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the sca…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: brass, wind, instrument, like, bass.
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Alchemy noun · 78% connection

A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for various utensils; hence, a trumpet.

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Anemoscope noun · 78% connection

An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a v…

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Bass noun · 78% connection

Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.

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Bass viol unknown · 78% connection

A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.

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Basswood noun · 78% connection

The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, T. Americana. See Bass, the lime tree.

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Blare noun · 78% connection

The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.

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Blow verb · 78% connection

To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth, or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as, to blow a trumpet;…

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Bombardon noun · 78% connection

Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now gi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: brass, wind, instrument, like, bass.
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Bugle noun · 78% connection

A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone, shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes keyed; formerly much used in mil…

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Clarinet noun · 78% connection

A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the leading instrum…

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Contrabass noun · 78% connection

Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contr…

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Cornet noun · 78% connection

A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in…

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Cornet-a-piston noun · 78% connection

A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet.

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D unknown · 78% connection

The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: brass, wind, instrument, like, bass.
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Drawl verb · 78% connection

To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.

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Greenhead noun · 78% connection

The striped bass. See Bass.

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Keynote noun · 78% connection

The tonic or first tone of the scale in which a piece or passage is written; the fundamental tone of the chord, to which all the modul…

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