Definition (noun): a Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast Definition (noun): a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox

Definition (noun): the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers Definition (verb): resist doing something Example: He refrained from hitting him back Definition (verb): resist doing something Example: she could not forbear weeping Definition (verb): choose not to consume Example: I abstain from alcohol

Definition (noun): an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another Definition (noun): a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts Definition (noun): something added to complete or embellish or make perfect Example: a fine wine is a perfect complement to […]

Definition (noun): dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state Definition (noun): a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for […]

Definition (noun): a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function Definition (noun): a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function Example: The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department Definition (noun): (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ […]

Definition (noun): an asset of special worth or utility Example: cooking is his forte Definition (noun): a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly Definition (noun): the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible Definition (adjective): (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force […]

Definition (noun): a technical system of symbols used to represent special things Definition (noun): a comment or instruction (usually added) Example: his notes were appended at the end of the article Definition (noun): a comment or instruction (usually added) Example: he added a short notation to the address on the envelope Definition (noun): the activity […]

Definition (noun): a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger Definition (noun): a bank of keys on a musical instrument Definition (noun): a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

Definition (noun): something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows Example: training is a necessary preliminary to employment Definition (noun): something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows Example: drinks were the overture to dinner Definition (noun): music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera […]

Definition (noun): a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) Definition (noun): a musical composition or musical passage to be performed moderately slow Definition (adjective): (of tempo) moderately slow Definition (adverb): at a moderately slow tempo Example: this passage must be played andante

Definition (adjective): regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public Example: a popular tourist attraction Definition (adjective): regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public Example: a popular girl Definition (adjective): regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public Example: cabbage patch dolls […]

Definition (noun): any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal Example: the situation called for strong measures Definition (noun): any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal Example: the police took steps to reduce crime Definition (noun): how much there is or how many there are of something that you can […]

Definition (verb): cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place Example: set down your bags here Definition (verb): put in a horizontal position Example: lay the books on the table Definition (verb): put in a horizontal position Example: lay the patient carefully onto the bed Definition (verb): cause to come […]

Definition (noun): an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle Definition (noun): a performer or composer or fan of rock music Definition (noun): a teenager or young adult in the 1960s who wore leather jackets and rode motorcycles Definition (noun): a chair mounted on rockers Definition (noun): a trough that can be rocked back […]