chord
noun
a particular position of the fingers on the guitar, producing a particular sound
Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for that word
noun
a strange sound in a piece of music, made by playing an unusual combination of notes at the same time
noun
a continuous series of beats on a drum, especially when something exciting is going to happen
noun
a pleasant rising and falling pattern of sounds in the way that someone talks or in a piece of music
noun
a musical effect produced by a piece of electronic equipment in which a sound is repeated like an echo
noun
a regular pattern of sounds in music that you can show by moving, hitting your hands together, or hitting a drum or other surface
noun
the emphasis that you put on a particular musical note or sound by playing or singing it more loudly or with greater force than other notes or sounds
noun
a signal that tells soldiers to return to their buildings at night, played on a drum or a bugle
noun
the quality of the sound made by a musical instrument, voice, or piece of electronic equipment
noun
a musical sound made by singing or playing two similar notes one after the other very quickly
|
|
a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text
BuzzWord ArticleBlog
A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today.
global English and language change from our blog