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metronome collapse: clicking pendulum indicates the exact tempo of a piece of music

pinch bar collapse: a lever with a pointed projection that serves as a fulcrum; used to roll heavy wheels

treadle collapse: operate (machinery) by a treadle; tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"

baton collapse: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir; a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race; a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette; a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

lever collapse: a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum; a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock; a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum

epaulet collapse: adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

mute collapse: a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument; a deaf person who is unable to speak; expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe; lacking power of speech

pedal collapse: a lever that is operated with the foot; of or relating to the feet; "the word for a pedal extremity is `foot'"; operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument

furnishing collapse: the act of decorating a house or room; (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable; (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

Amati collapse: a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family; Italian violin maker in Cremona; taught the craft to Guarneri and Stradivari (1596-1684)

violin collapse: bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

rathskeller collapse: a tavern below street level featuring beer; originally a German restaurant in the basement of city hall

beer garden collapse: tavern with an outdoor area (usually resembling a garden) where beer and other alcoholic drinks are served

cocktail lounge collapse: a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served

barroom collapse: a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter; "he drowned his sorrows in whiskey at the bar"

lathe collapse: machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

wings collapse: a means of flight or ascent; "necessity lends wings to inspiration"; stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members

triangulation collapse: a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated; a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation

pry collapse: be nosey; "Don't pry into my personal matters!"; to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open; "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"; make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"

limb collapse: the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles; "the limb of the sextant"; either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip; "the upper limb of the bow"; one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper; (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

fingerboard collapse: 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

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