10 3 noun n noun
• an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
Example sentence • I found an old gramophone in my grandfather's attic.
9 3 noun n noun
• a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore
Example sentence • He played the saxophone at the jazz club last night.
9 3 noun n noun
• a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets
Example sentence • He played a beautiful melody on the xylophone .
9 3 noun n noun
• a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
Example sentence • He used a megaphone to amplify his voice during the protest.
10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• One who speaks English.
Example sentence • An anglophone is someone who speaks English as their first language.
11 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• A person who speaks French, especially as their mother tongue.
Example sentence • The conference was attended by many francophones from different countries.
9 3 noun n noun
• (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
Example sentence • Can you think of any homophones for the word 'meet'?
10 3 noun n noun
• A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups
Example sentence • She played the mellophone in the high school marching band.
10 3 noun n noun
• the lowest brass wind instrument
Example sentence • He played the sousaphone in the marching band.
10 3 noun n noun
• a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound
Example sentence • She played a beautiful melody on the vibraphone .
12 4 noun n noun
• Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound.
Example sentence • She played a beautiful melody on the metallophone .
8 3 noun n noun
• a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones
Example sentence • The diaphone is a musical instrument that produces sound using air vibrations.
14 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
Example sentence • She used a radiotelephone to communicate with the base camp.
11 3 noun n noun
• an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically
Example sentence • They collected antique gramophones as a hobby.
10 3 noun n noun
• a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
Example sentence • She used two megaphones to amplify her voice during the protest.
10 3 noun n noun
• device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
Example sentence • She held the microphone close to her mouth as she sang.
10 3 noun n noun
• a tape recorder that records and reproduces dictation
Example sentence • I need to buy a new dictaphone for my office.
9 3 noun n
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Example sentence • The flute is classified as an aerophone instrument.
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Example sentence • The optophone is a device that converts visual signals into sound signals for blind people.
10 3 verb, noun v, n
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Example sentence • The photophone is an early optical telephone device that allowed for the transmission of sound on a beam of light.
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Example sentence • The doctor used a sphygmophone to measure the patient's blood pressure.
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Example sentence • The theatrophone was an early form of audio entertainment that allowed listeners to hear live performances from theaters.
5 2 adverb, adjective adv, adj adverb
• without any others being included or involved
Example sentence • He preferred to work alone on the project.
9 3 noun n noun
• electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
verb
• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Example sentence • I need to make an important phone call on the telephone .
12 4 noun n
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Example sentence • She played a beautiful melody on the marimbaphone during the concert.
7 2 noun n noun
• (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
Example sentence • The cyclone caused widespread damage and destruction.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
verb
• get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Example sentence • I forgot my phone at home.
5 1 noun n noun
• a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
adjective satellite
• of any of various dull tannish or grey colors
verb
• kill by throwing stones at
Example sentence • She skipped a stone across the surface of the lake.
8 2 noun n noun
• a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide
Example sentence • She is learning how to play the trombone in her school band.
3 1 verb, adjective v, adj adjective satellite
• belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
verb
• have ownership or possession of
9 2 noun n noun
• a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver
Example sentence • I forgot my cellphone at home.
4 1 noun n noun
• any cone-shaped artifact
Example sentence • I bought an ice cream cone .
4 1 adjective adj adjective satellite
• lacking companions or companionship
Example sentence • I saw a lone bird perched on the telephone wire.
6 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
verb
• sit on the throne as a ruler
Example sentence • The king sat proudly upon his golden throne .
4 1 noun n noun
• the quality of a person's voice
verb
• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
Example sentence • I like the tone of this painting; it feels calm and serene.
4 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features
verb
• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
Example sentence • She entered the quiet zone of the library.
5 1 verb v adjective satellite
• (of animals) fully developed
Example sentence • He has grown a beard since I last saw him.
5 1 adjective adj adjective
• apprehended with certainty
Example sentence • She is known for her beautiful singing voice.
5 2 verb v Example sentence • He tried to atone for his mistake by apologizing to his friend.
8 2 noun n noun
• a central cohesive source of support and stability
Example sentence • The spine is the backbone of the human body.
9 2 noun n Example sentence • The smell of brimstone filled the air after the volcanic eruption.
9 3 verb, noun v, n noun
• one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
verb
• accompany as a chaperone
Example sentence • The chaperone accompanied the students on their field trip.
10 3 noun n noun
• bone linking the scapula and sternum
Example sentence • She broke her collarbone in a skiing accident.
7 2 verb v verb
• excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
Example sentence • I cannot condone your actions.
11 3 noun n noun
• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
Example sentence • Education is the cornerstone of a strong society.
5 1 noun n noun
• an ugly evil-looking old woman
Example sentence • The old crone lived alone in the woods.
5 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
verb
• make a monotonous low dull sound
Example sentence • The drone hovered quietly in the sky.
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