Definition (noun): the musical director of a choir Definition (noun): the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos

Definition (noun): very hard tough close-grained light yellow wood of the box (particularly the common box); used in delicate woodwork: musical instruments and inlays and engraving blocks Definition (noun): evergreen shrubs or small trees

Chords provide harmony, and usually rhythm, that both support the melody and also contribute their own dimension to music. Chords normally express the feeling of the music and the changes in feeling that form the overall arc of a piece of music.  Certain chords are usually pleasing, disturbing, happy, or sad, but their feelings also […]

Definition (noun): a charge of ammunition for a single shot Definition (noun): an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs Example: the never-ending cycle of the seasons Definition (noun): a regular route for a sentry or policeman Example: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by […]

Definition (noun): a device that requires skill for proper use Definition (noun): the means whereby some act is accomplished Example: my greed was the instrument of my destruction Definition (noun): the means whereby some act is accomplished Example: science has given us new tools to fight disease Definition (noun): a person used by another to […]

Definition (noun): fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century Definition (adjective): having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation Example: an exquisite gilded rococo mirror

Definition (noun): a dramatic or musical entertainment Example: they listened to ten different performances Definition (noun): a dramatic or musical entertainment Example: the play ran for 100 performances Definition (noun): a dramatic or musical entertainment Example: the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity Definition (noun): the act of presenting a play or […]

Definition (noun): a tremulous sound Definition (noun): a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note Definition (verb): give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency Definition (verb): sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

Definition (noun): stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen Definition (noun): an unchanging intonation Definition (noun): someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind Definition (noun): an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control Definition (noun): […]

Definition (noun): an unchanging intonation Definition (noun): a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts) Definition (adjective): of a sequence or function; consistently increasing and never decreasing or consistently decreasing and never increasing in value Definition (adjective): sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch Example: the […]

Definition (noun): the husband or wife of a reigning monarch Definition (noun): a family of similar musical instrument playing together Definition (verb): keep company with; hang out with Example: He associates with strange people Definition (verb): keep company with; hang out with Example: She affiliates with her colleagues Definition (verb): go together Example: The colors […]

Definition (noun): act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining Example: he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency Definition (noun): act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining Example: they funded research and development Definition (noun): a process in which something passes by degrees to a different […]

Definition (noun): coming to understand something clearly and distinctly Example: a growing realization of the risk involved Definition (noun): coming to understand something clearly and distinctly Example: a sudden recognition of the problem he faced Definition (noun): coming to understand something clearly and distinctly Example: increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases […]

Definition (noun): sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove Definition (noun): something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate Example: the moon’s disk hung in a cloudless sky Definition (noun): (computer science) a memory device consisting […]