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Woodwind instrument

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woodwindnoun(music) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.
woodnoun(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
wind instrumentnoun(music) Any musical instrument that produces sound when air flows through it.
windnoun(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
windingverbgerund of wind
wind bandnounA musical group consisting solely of woodwind and brass instruments.
woodwindsnoun(music) The woodwind instruments of an orchestra collectively
windcapnoun(music) A covering for the reed in an instrument, limiting the range of playable notes and preventing overblowing.
windwaynoun(music) The portion of a wind instrument through which the air is blown.
windchestnoun(music) A chest or reservoir of wind in an organ.
waterphonenounAn acoustic percussion instrument consisting of a resonator bowl or pan with a cylindrical neck, surrounded by rods of different lengths and diameters. Water may be added to the bowl to modify the sound.
shawmnounA mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
wind capnounAlternative form of windcap. [(music) A covering for the reed in an instrument, limiting the range of playable notes and preventing overblowing.]
woodwindernounSynonym of woodwindist.
wind-bellnounA bell, typically hung outdoors or in a window or door frame, that sounds when blown by the wind.
brassnoun(countable, uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.
single reednounA reed used singly in many wind instruments, which vibrate to produce a sonorous sound.
brass instrumentnoun(music) Any musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a mouthpiece (or tubular resonator).
saxophonenounA single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards.
brasswindnoun(music) Brass.

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