instrument
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a device that requires skill for proper use
Types & categories
- device hypernym
- analyzer hyponym
- cautery hyponym
- drafting instrument hyponym
- engine hyponym
- extractor hyponym
- instrument of execution hyponym
- instrument of punishment hyponym
- measuring instrument hyponym
- medical instrument hyponym
- navigational instrument hyponym
- optical instrument hyponym
- plotter hyponym
- scientific instrument hyponym
- sonograph hyponym
- surveying instrument hyponym
- tracer hyponym
- weapon hyponym
- whip hyponym
Sense 2 verb
equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
Types & categories
- outfit hypernym
Related & opposite
- instrumentation derivation
- instrument derivation
- instrumentation derivation
Sense 3 noun
the means whereby some act is accomplished
my greed was the instrument of my destruction
Types & categories
- means hypernym
Related & opposite
- instrument derivation
- implemental derivation
Sense 4 verb
write an instrumental score for
Types & categories
- compose hypernym
Related & opposite
- orchestration derivation
- musical instrument derivation
- euphony domain topic
Sense 5 noun
a person used by another to gain an end
Types & categories
- helper hypernym
Sense 6 verb
address a legal document to
Types & categories
- address hypernym
Related & opposite
- legal document derivation
Sense 7 noun
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Types & categories
- document hypernym
- articles of incorporation hyponym
- derivative instrument hyponym
- negotiable instrument hyponym
- passport hyponym
- ship's papers hyponym
- manifest hyponym
- debenture hyponym
- power of attorney hyponym
- letters of administration hyponym
- letters testamentary hyponym
- work papers hyponym
- act hyponym
- law hyponym
- bill hyponym
- brief hyponym
- testament hyponym
- living will hyponym
- deed hyponym
- assignment hyponym
- trust deed hyponym
- conveyance hyponym
- return hyponym
- license hyponym
- letters patent hyponym
- judgement hyponym
- acquittance hyponym
- writ hyponym
- authorization hyponym
- affidavit hyponym
- written agreement hyponym
- indictment hyponym
- impeachment hyponym
- arraignment hyponym
- certificate hyponym
Related & opposite
- instrument derivation
- law domain topic
Sense 8 noun
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
Types & categories
- semantic role hypernym
Sense 9 noun
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Types & categories
- device hypernym
- barrel organ hyponym
- bass hyponym
- steam organ hyponym
- electronic instrument hyponym
- jew's harp hyponym
- keyboard instrument hyponym
- music box hyponym
- percussion instrument hyponym
- stringed instrument hyponym
- wind instrument hyponym
Related & opposite
- musician derivation
- instrumentate derivation
- instrumental derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | analyzer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cautery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drafting instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | engine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | extractor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | instrument of execution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | instrument of punishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | measuring instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | medical instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | navigational instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | optical instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | plotter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scientific instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sonograph |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | surveying instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tracer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | weapon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whip |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrumentation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrument |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrumentation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | outfit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrument |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | implemental |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | means |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | orchestration |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | musical instrument |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | euphony |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | compose |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | helper |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | legal document |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | address |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrument |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | document |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | articles of incorporation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | derivative instrument |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | negotiable instrument |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | passport |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | ship's papers |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | manifest |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | debenture |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | power of attorney |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | letters of administration |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | letters testamentary |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | work papers |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | act |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | law |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | bill |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | brief |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | testament |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | living will |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | deed |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | assignment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | trust deed |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | conveyance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | return |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | license |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | letters patent |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | judgement |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | acquittance |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | writ |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | authorization |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | affidavit |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | written agreement |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | indictment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | impeachment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | arraignment |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | certificate |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | semantic role |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | musician |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrumentate |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | instrumental |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | device |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | barrel organ |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | bass |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | steam organ |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | electronic instrument |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | jew's harp |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | keyboard instrument |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | music box |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | percussion instrument |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | stringed instrument |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | wind instrument |