instrument

Nouns

  • (n) a device that requires skill for proper use
  • (n) the means whereby some act is accomplished
    • my greed was the instrument of my destruction
    • science has given us new tools to fight disease
    tool,
  • (n) a person used by another to gain an end cat's-paw, pawn,
  • (n) (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right legal document, legal instrument, official document,
  • (n) the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process instrumental role,
  • (n) any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds musical instrument,

Verbs

  • (v) equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
  • (v) write an instrumental score for instrumentate,
  • (v) address a legal document to

Synonyms

instrumentate tool cat's-paw pawn legal document legal instrument official document instrumental role musical instrument

Words of close approximity

instrumental instrumental conditioning instrumentalism instrumentalist instrumentality instrumental music instrumental role instrumentate instrumentation instrument flying instrument landing instrument of execution instrument of punishment instrument of torture instrument panel