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instrument
Overview of noun instrument
The noun instrument has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (31) instrument -- (a device that requires skill for proper use)
2. (4) instrument, tool -- (the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease")
3. (1) instrument, pawn, cat's-paw -- (a person used by another to gain an end)
4. legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument -- ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
5. instrumental role, instrument -- (the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process)
6. musical instrument, instrument -- (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)
Overview of verb instrument
The verb instrument has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. instrument -- (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)
2. instrument, instrumentate -- (write an instrumental score for)
3. instrument -- (address a legal document to)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun instrument
6 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
instrument, tool
=> means, agency, way
=> implementation, effectuation
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
=> assistant, helper, help, supporter
=> worker
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
=> document, written document, papers
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
instrumental role, instrument
=> semantic role, participant role
=> grammatical category, syntactic category
=> class, category, family
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
musical instrument, instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun instrument
3 of 6 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
=> analyzer, analyser
=> cautery, cauterant
=> drafting instrument
=> extractor
=> instrument of execution
=> instrument of punishment
=> measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
=> medical instrument
=> navigational instrument
=> optical instrument
=> plotter
=> scientific instrument
=> sonograph
=> surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument
=> tracer
=> weapon, arm, weapon system
=> whip
Sense 4
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
=> derivative instrument, derivative
=> negotiable instrument
=> passport
=> ship's papers
=> manifest
=> debenture
=> power of attorney
=> letters of administration
=> letters testamentary
=> working papers, work papers, work permit
=> act, enactment
=> law
=> bill, measure
=> brief, legal brief
=> will, testament
=> living will
=> deed, deed of conveyance, title
=> assignment
=> trust deed, deed of trust
=> conveyance
=> tax return, income tax return, return
=> license, licence, permit
=> patent, letters patent
=> opinion, legal opinion, judgment, judgement
=> acquittance, release
=> writ, judicial writ
=> mandate, authorization, authorisation
=> affidavit
=> written agreement
=> indictment, bill of indictment
=> impeachment
=> arraignment
=> security, certificate
Sense 6
musical instrument, instrument
=> barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, street organ
=> bass
=> calliope, steam organ
=> celesta
=> electronic instrument
=> jew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bow
=> music box, musical box
=> percussion instrument, percussive instrument
=> stringed instrument
=> wind instrument, wind
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun instrument
6 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
=> device
Sense 2
instrument, tool
=> means, agency, way
Sense 3
instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
=> assistant, helper, help, supporter
Sense 4
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
=> document, written document, papers
Sense 5
instrumental role, instrument
=> semantic role, participant role
Sense 6
musical instrument, instrument
=> device
Antonyms of noun instrument
Member Holonyms of noun instrument
Substance Holonyms of noun instrument
Part Holonyms of noun instrument
Member Meronyms of noun instrument
Substance Meronyms of noun instrument
Part Meronyms of noun instrument
Meronyms of noun instrument
Holonyms of noun instrument
Attributes of noun instrument
Derived Forms of noun instrument
3 of 6 senses of instrument
Sense 2
instrument, tool
RELATED TO>(adj) instrumental#2
=> implemental, instrumental, subservient
RELATED TO>(verb) instrument#1
=> instrument
Sense 4
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
RELATED TO>(verb) instrument#3
=> instrument
Sense 6
musical instrument, instrument
RELATED TO>(adj) instrumental#1
=> instrumental
RELATED TO>(noun) instrumentalist#1
=> musician, instrumentalist, player
RELATED TO>(verb) instrument#2
=> instrument, instrumentate
RELATED TO>(verb) instrumentate#1
=> instrument, instrumentate
Domain of noun instrument
1 of 6 senses of instrument
Sense 4
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Domain Terms of noun instrument
Familiarity of noun instrument
instrument used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun instrument
6 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
> device
=> acoustic device
=> adapter, adaptor
=> afterburner
=> agglomerator
=> airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
=> alarm, warning device, alarm system
=> appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
=> applicator, applier
=> aspergill, aspersorium
=> autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot
=> bait, decoy, lure
=> billiard marker
=> bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder
=> blower
=> bootjack
=> breathalyzer, breathalyser
=> breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator
=> bubbler
=> buffer, fender
=> catapult, launcher
=> charger, battery charger
=> clip-on
=> comb
=> comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring
=> conductor
=> contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
=> converter, convertor
=> corer
=> corrective, restorative
=> crusher
=> cryptograph
=> cutoff
=> dampener, moistener
=> damper, muffler
=> data input device, input device
=> deflector
=> dental appliance
=> depressor
=> detector, sensor, sensing element
=> diestock
=> drive
=> drop forge, drop hammer, drop press
=> elastic device
=> electrical device
=> electronic device
=> energizer, energiser
=> exercise device
=> explosive device
=> fan
=> filter
=> fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator
=> flare
=> fumigator
=> gas fixture
=> groover
=> guard, safety, safety device
=> heater, warmer
=> heat exchanger
=> holding device
=> hydrofoil, foil
=> imprint
=> indicator
=> instrument
=> interlock, ignition interlock
=> interrupter
=> jig
=> key
=> keyboard
=> Kinetoscope
=> knocker, doorknocker, rapper
=> lift
=> lifting device
=> lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
=> machine
=> magnet
=> mechanism
=> memory device, storage device
=> musical instrument, instrument
=> nest egg
=> noisemaker
=> optical device
=> override
=> paper feed
=> peeler
=> pick, plectrum, plectron
=> power takeoff, PTO
=> prod, goad
=> prompter, autocue
=> pull
=> reflector
=> release, button
=> remote control, remote
=> reset
=> restraint, constraint
=> router
=> runner
=> scratcher
=> shoehorn
=> shoetree
=> shooting stick
=> shredder
=> signaling device
=> snowshoe
=> sounder
=> source of illumination
=> stabilizer, stabiliser
=> stemmer
=> stencil
=> straightener
=> strengthener, reinforcement
=> stylus
=> support
=> sweatbox
=> synchroflash
=> take-up
=> teaser
=> throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower
=> tilter
=> tongs, pair of tongs
=> trap
=> trigger
=> valve
=> vaporizer, vaporiser
=> ventilator
=> washboard
=> water cooler
Sense 2
instrument, tool
> means, agency, way
=> dint
=> escape
=> fast track
=> instrument, tool
=> road
=> stepping stone
=> expedient
=> desperate measure
=> open sesame
=> salvation
=> tooth
=> voice
=> wings
Sense 3
instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
> assistant, helper, help, supporter
=> coadjutor
=> accomplice, confederate
=> aide, auxiliary
=> attendant, attender, tender
=> bat boy
=> dental assistant
=> deputy, lieutenant
=> dresser, actor's assistant
=> event planner
=> facilitator
=> flower girl
=> girl Friday
=> hatchet man, enforcer
=> instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
=> labor coach, monitrice
=> underboss
=> mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model
=> model, poser
=> paraprofessional
=> powder monkey
=> prompter, theater prompter
=> right-hand man, chief assistant, man Friday
=> secretary, secretarial assistant
=> sidesman
=> subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier
=> water boy, waterer
=> whipper-in
Sense 4
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
> document, written document, papers
=> articles of incorporation
=> ballot
=> brevet
=> capitualtion
=> certificate, certification, credential, credentials
=> charter
=> commercial document, commercial instrument
=> confession
=> copyright, right of first publication
=> enclosure, inclosure
=> form
=> legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
=> papyrus
=> patent, patent of invention
=> platform, political platform, political program, program
=> resignation
=> resolution, declaration, resolve
=> source
=> specification
=> voucher
=> report, study, written report
Sense 5
instrumental role, instrument
> semantic role, participant role
=> affected role, patient role, patient
=> agentive role, agent
=> benefactive role, beneficiary
=> instrumental role, instrument
=> locative role, locative
=> recipient role, recipient
=> resultant role, result
=> temporal role, temporal
Sense 6
musical instrument, instrument
> device
=> acoustic device
=> adapter, adaptor
=> afterburner
=> agglomerator
=> airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
=> alarm, warning device, alarm system
=> appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget
=> applicator, applier
=> aspergill, aspersorium
=> autopilot, automatic pilot, robot pilot
=> bait, decoy, lure
=> billiard marker
=> bird feeder, birdfeeder, feeder
=> blower
=> bootjack
=> breathalyzer, breathalyser
=> breathing device, breathing apparatus, breathing machine, ventilator
=> bubbler
=> buffer, fender
=> catapult, launcher
=> charger, battery charger
=> clip-on
=> comb
=> comforter, pacifier, baby's dummy, teething ring
=> conductor
=> contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
=> converter, convertor
=> corer
=> corrective, restorative
=> crusher
=> cryptograph
=> cutoff
=> dampener, moistener
=> damper, muffler
=> data input device, input device
=> deflector
=> dental appliance
=> depressor
=> detector, sensor, sensing element
=> diestock
=> drive
=> drop forge, drop hammer, drop press
=> elastic device
=> electrical device
=> electronic device
=> energizer, energiser
=> exercise device
=> explosive device
=> fan
=> filter
=> fire extinguisher, extinguisher, asphyxiator
=> flare
=> fumigator
=> gas fixture
=> groover
=> guard, safety, safety device
=> heater, warmer
=> heat exchanger
=> holding device
=> hydrofoil, foil
=> imprint
=> indicator
=> instrument
=> interlock, ignition interlock
=> interrupter
=> jig
=> key
=> keyboard
=> Kinetoscope
=> knocker, doorknocker, rapper
=> lift
=> lifting device
=> lighter, light, igniter, ignitor
=> machine
=> magnet
=> mechanism
=> memory device, storage device
=> musical instrument, instrument
=> nest egg
=> noisemaker
=> optical device
=> override
=> paper feed
=> peeler
=> pick, plectrum, plectron
=> power takeoff, PTO
=> prod, goad
=> prompter, autocue
=> pull
=> reflector
=> release, button
=> remote control, remote
=> reset
=> restraint, constraint
=> router
=> runner
=> scratcher
=> shoehorn
=> shoetree
=> shooting stick
=> shredder
=> signaling device
=> snowshoe
=> sounder
=> source of illumination
=> stabilizer, stabiliser
=> stemmer
=> stencil
=> straightener
=> strengthener, reinforcement
=> stylus
=> support
=> sweatbox
=> synchroflash
=> take-up
=> teaser
=> throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower
=> tilter
=> tongs, pair of tongs
=> trap
=> trigger
=> valve
=> vaporizer, vaporiser
=> ventilator
=> washboard
=> water cooler
Meronyms of noun instrument
6 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
instrument, pawn, cat's-paw
=> assistant, helper, help, supporter
=> worker
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 4
legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
=> document, written document, papers
HAS PART: article, clause
HAS PART: preamble
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Sense 5
instrumental role, instrument
=> semantic role, participant role
=> grammatical category, syntactic category
=> class, category, family
HAS MEMBER: superphylum
Sense 6
musical instrument, instrument
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun instrument
Grep of noun instrument
beating-reed instrument
bowed stringed instrument
brass instrument
commercial instrument
debt instrument
derivative instrument
double-reed instrument
drafting instrument
electronic instrument
execution of instrument
free-reed instrument
instrument
instrument flying
instrument landing
instrument of execution
instrument of punishment
instrument of torture
instrument panel
instrumental conditioning
instrumental music
instrumental role
instrumentalism
instrumentalist
instrumentality
instrumentation
legal instrument
measuring instrument
medical instrument
musical instrument
musical instrument digital interface
navigational instrument
negotiable instrument
optical instrument
percussion instrument
percussive instrument
reed instrument
scientific instrument
sealed instrument
single-reed instrument
stringed instrument
surgical instrument
surveying instrument
surveyor's instrument
test instrument vehicle
time-delay measuring instrument
transit instrument
wind instrument
woodwind instrument
Antonyms of verb instrument
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb instrument
3 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
=> equip, fit, fit out, outfit
=> supply, provide, render, furnish
=> give
=> transfer
Sense 2
instrument, instrumentate
=> compose, write
=> make, create
Sense 3
instrument
=> address, direct
=> label
=> designate, denominate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb instrument
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb instrument
3 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
=> equip, fit, fit out, outfit
Sense 2
instrument, instrumentate
=> compose, write
Sense 3
instrument
=> address, direct
'Cause To' of verb instrument
Derived Forms of verb instrument
3 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
RELATED TO>(noun) instrument#2
=> instrument, tool
RELATED TO>(noun) instrumentation#1
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
RELATED TO>(noun) instrumentation#2
=> instrumentation
Sense 2
instrument, instrumentate
RELATED TO>(noun) instrument#6
=> musical instrument, instrument
RELATED TO>(noun) instrumentation#4
=> orchestration, instrumentation
Sense 3
instrument
RELATED TO>(noun) instrument#4
=> legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
Domain of verb instrument
1 of 3 senses of instrument
Sense 2
instrument, instrumentate
TOPIC>(noun) music#2, euphony#1
Domain Terms of verb instrument
Familiarity of verb instrument
instrument used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Sample Sentences of verb instrument
3 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
Sense 2
instrument, instrumentate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
instrument
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb instrument
3 senses of instrument
Sense 1
instrument
> equip, fit, fit out, outfit
=> rig, set, set up
=> mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise
=> fuse
=> collar
=> spur
=> fin
=> motorize
=> motorize
=> stock
=> horseshoe
=> turn out
=> instrument
=> muzzle
=> kit out, kit up, kit
=> appoint
=> re-equip, rejig
=> refit
=> armor, armour
=> accouter, accoutre
=> wire
=> shaft
=> spar
=> stave
=> invest, clothe, adorn
=> commission
Sense 2
instrument, instrumentate
> compose, write
=> counterpoint
=> set to music
=> arrange, set
=> score
=> melodize, melodise
=> harmonize, harmonise
=> instrument, instrumentate
Sense 3
instrument
> address, direct
=> misdirect, misaddress
=> instrument
=> re-address
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb instrument
Sense 1
instrument
=> equip, fit, fit out, outfit
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Sense 2
instrument, instrumentate
=> compose, write
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Sense 3
instrument
=> address, direct
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Grep of verb instrument
instrument
instrumentate
Grep of adj instrument
instrumental
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