Definition (noun): tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites Definition (noun): United States journalist who reported on the October Revolution from Petrograd in 1917; founded the Communist Labor Party in America in 1919; is buried in the Kremlin in Moscow (1887-1920) Definition (noun): United States physician who […]
Definition (noun): an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Definition (noun): a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring Example: in New England they call sodas tonics Definition (noun): a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork Definition (noun): music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland […]
Definition (noun): a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote Definition (noun): the ability of a microscope or telescope to measure the angular separation of images that are close together Definition (noun): the trait of being resolute Example: his resoluteness carried him through the battle Definition (noun): the trait of being resolute […]
Definition (noun): something determined in relation to something that includes it Example: he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself Definition (noun): something determined in relation to something that includes it Example: I read a portion of the manuscript Definition (noun): something determined in relation to something that includes it Example: the […]
Definition (noun): United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931) Definition (noun): United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931)
Definition (adjective): lacking interest in or talent for music Example: too unmusical to care for concerts Definition (adjective): lacking interest in or talent for music Example: it is unfortunate that her children were all nonmusical Definition (adjective): not musical in nature Example: the unmusical cry of the bluejay
Definition (noun): a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic Definition (noun): a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display Definition (noun): an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse Example: we would have understood the play better if there had […]
Definition (noun): music in three-four time for dancing a jig Definition (noun): a fisherman’s lure with one or more hooks that is jerked up and down in the water Definition (noun): a device that holds a piece of machine work and guides the tools operating on it Definition (noun): any of various old rustic dances […]
Definition (noun): emergence during embryonic development of various characters or structures that appeared during the evolutionary history of the strain or species Definition (noun): (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) in which musical themes that were introduced earlier are repeated Definition (noun): a summary at the end that repeats […]
Definition (noun): position seven in a countable series of things Definition (noun): one part in seven equal parts Definition (noun): the musical interval between one note and another seven notes away from it Definition (adjective): coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
Definition (noun): someone who controls resources and expenditures Definition (noun): member of a board of directors Definition (noun): someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show Definition (noun): the person who directs the making of a film Definition (noun): the person who leads a musical group
Definition (verb): lower (one’s body) as by kneeling Example: Get down on your knees! Definition (verb): move something or somebody to a lower position Example: take down the vase from the shelf Definition (verb): alight from (a horse) Definition (verb): pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking Example: Swallow the raw fish–it […]
Definition (noun): a youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music
Definition (verb): make an inversion (in a musical composition) Example: here the theme is inverted Definition (verb): reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of Example: when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb Definition (verb): turn inside out or upside down