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vibrato collapse: (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch

tremolo collapse: vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one; (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones

viola collapse: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower; large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions; any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

cello collapse: a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing

trombone collapse: a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

oboe collapse: a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece

English horn collapse: a double-reed woodwind instrument similar to an oboe but lower in pitch

anagram collapse: a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase; read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning

cornet collapse: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

alfresco collapse: in the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater"

palindrome collapse: a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward

octave collapse: a rhythmic group of eight lines of verse; a musical interval of eight tones; a feast day and the seven days following it

acrostic collapse: verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message

clarion collapse: a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone; loud and clear; "a clarion call"; proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion; blow the clarion

principal collapse: the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account; the educator who has executive authority for a school; "she sent unruly pupils to see the principal"; capital as contrasted with the income derived from it; the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

pun collapse: a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"; make a play on words; "Japanese like to pun--their language is well suited to punning"

mixture collapse: (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

malapropism collapse: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

trumpet collapse: utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"; proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet; "Liberals like to trumpet their opposition to the death penalty"; play or blow on the trumpet

abroad collapse: in a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"; to or in a foreign country; "they had never travelled abroad"

logogram collapse: a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

outside collapse: the outer side or surface of something; the region that is outside of something; originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"; on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"; functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; "extramural hospital care and treatment"; "extramural studies"; very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"; relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; "an outside margin"; outside a building; "in summer we play outside"; on the outside; "outside, the box is black"

school collapse: a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"; the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"; a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"; a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"; an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"; an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"; the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"; swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"; educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"

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