THUMB PIANO

Meaning of THUMB PIANO in English

■ noun any of various musical instruments, mainly of African origin, made from strips of metal fastened to a resonator and played by plucking with the fingers and thumbs.

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THUMB PIANO — noun Date: 1949 mbira
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THUMB PIANO — noun : any of several musical instruments of African origin (as the kalimba, mbira, or zanza) that consist essentially of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB PIANO — any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB PIANO — n. kalimba, mbira, African musical instrument with resonating box made of wood or a hollow gourd having tuned strips of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THUMB PIANO — Date: 1949 : mbira
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THUMB PIANO — Function: noun Date: 1949 : MBIRA
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
THUMB PIANO — [thumb piano] n (1949): mbira
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THUMB PIANO — noun an African musical instrument consisting of a row of metal strips, that you play with your fingers and thumbs
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIANO — [I] adv/adj [Mus.] piano n [Mus.] piano, pianoforte
Interlingua English vocab
PIANO — ~ (-ist)
English interlingue dictionary
PIANO — I or pianoforte Keyboard instrument with wire strings that sound when struck by hammers operated by a keyboard. It was …
Английский словарь Британика
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIANO — I. pi·a·no pēˈä(ˌ)nō, -ˈȧ(- adverb (or adjective) Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin planus smooth, graceful : softly , quietly — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THUMB — (v. t.) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; …
Английский словарь Webster
THUMB — ( v. t. ) To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — — thumbless , adj. — thumblike , adj. /thum/ , n. 1. the short, thick, inner digit of the human …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIANO — piano 1 /pee an"oh, pyan"oh/ , n. , pl. pianos . a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THUMB — I. ˈthəm noun Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thūma; akin to Old High German thūmo thumb, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIANO — I. pi·a·no pē-ˈä-(ˌ)nō adverb or adjective Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin planus smooth, from Latin, level — more at floor …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THUMB — vt to handle awkwardly. 2. thumb ·vt to play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to …
Webster English vocab
PIANO — adj ·alt. of pianoforte. 2. piano ·adj & ·adv soft; a direction to the performer to execute a certain …
Webster English vocab
THUMB — [thumb] n [ME thoume, thoumbe, fr. OE thuma; akin to OHG thumo thumb, L tumere to swell] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIANO — [pi.a.no] adv or adj [It, fr. LL planus smooth, fr. L, level--more at floor] (1683): at a soft volume: soft--used …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PIANO — also called pianoforte, French piano, or pianoforte, German Klavier, a keyboard musical instrument having wire strings that sound when struck …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIANO — I piano adverb; adjective; noun '(passage played) softly' BrE AmE ˈpjɑːn əʊ pi ˈɑːn əʊ AmE pi ˈɑːn oʊ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THUMB — / θʌm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. the short thick finger at the side of the hand, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIANO — noun , adverb ■ noun / piˈænəʊ; NAmE -noʊ/ ( pl. -os ) (also old-fashioned , formal pi·ano·forte / piˌænəʊˈfɔːti; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THUMB — I. thumb 1 /θʌm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thuma ] 1 . the part …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PIANO — I. pi ‧ an ‧ o 1 S3 /piˈænəʊ $ -noʊ/ BrE AmE noun ( plural pianos ) [countable] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIANO — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 Mus. performed softly. 2 subdued. --adv. 1 Mus. softly. 2 in a subdued manner. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PIANO — n. (pl. -os) a large musical instrument played by pressing down keys on a keyboard and causing hammers to strike …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIANO — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 Mus. performed softly. 2 subdued. adv. 1 Mus. softly. 2 in a subdued manner. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PIANO — n. (pl. -os) a large musical instrument played by pressing down keys on a keyboard and causing hammers to strike …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
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Oxford English vocab
PIANO — 1. n. (pl. -os) a large musical instrument played by pressing down keys on a keyboard and causing hammers to …
Oxford English vocab
THUMB — ( thumbs, thumbing, thumbed) 1. Your thumb is the short thick part on the side of your hand next to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIANO — Pronounced /piænoʊ/ for meaning 1, and /piɑ:noʊ/ for meaning 2. 1. A piano is a large musical instrument with a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THUMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES jerking...thumb ▪ ‘Is that the only way out of here?’ he asked, jerking a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIANO — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a piano/guitar etc lesson ▪ I'd just started classical guitar lessons. grand piano piano …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THUMB — [verb] [I or T] [informal]You thumb by standing near the edge of a road and holding out your hand with …
Cambridge English vocab
PIANO — [noun] [C] [plural] pianos - a large musical instrument with a row of black and white keys which are pressed …
Cambridge English vocab
PIANO — n. thumb piano piano nobile player piano
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PIANO — n. or pianoforte Keyboard instrument with wire strings that sound when struck by hammers operated by a keyboard. It was …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PIANO — Synonyms and related words : Klavier, Steinway, a cappella, a la sourdine, abbandono, accrescendo, adagietto, adagio, affettuoso, agilmente, agitato, allegretto, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THUMB — See: ALL THUMBS, GREEN THUMB, TURN THUMBS DOWN, TWIDDLE ONE'S THUMBS, UNDER ONE'S THUMB or UNDER THE THUMB OF.
Slang English vocab
THUMB — n. Hop o' my thumb hop o' my thumb thumb through Tom Thumb
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
THUMB — I. noun VERB + THUMB ▪ suck ▪ flick , jab , jerk ▪ ‘What'll we do with them?’ he …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIANO — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ baby grand , concert grand , grand , upright ▪ acoustic , digital , electric , electronic …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THUMB — • ↑ be under sb's/the thumb • ↑ it sticks/stands out like a sore thumb • ↑ stick/stand out like …
Longman Activator English vocab
THUMB — < processor > An extension to the Advanced RISC Machine architecture, announced on 06 March 1995 by Advanced RISC Machines …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
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Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THUMB — See: ALL THUMBS, GREEN THUMB, TURN THUMBS DOWN, TWIDDLE ONE'S THUMBS, UNDER ONE'S THUMB or UNDER THE THUMB OF.
Словарь английских идиом
THUMB — 1. сущ. большой палец (руки); палец (рукавицы) Tom Thumb ≈ мальчик с пальчик 2. гл. 1) листать, смотреть (журнал, книгу; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIANO — I сущ. 1) фортепьяно; игра на фортепьяно 2) амер. сл. свиные ребрышки II нареч.; сущ.; муз. пиано (тихо) фортепиано; рояль …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THUMB — thumb.ogg 1. θʌm n 1. 1> большой палец (руки) with his thumb and finger - большим и указательным пальцем 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIANO — piano.ogg _I 1. pıʹæn|əʋ n ( pl -os -pıʹænəʋz ) фортепиано; рояль grand piano - рояль upright /cabinet/ piano - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIANO — 1) поле струнное 2) рояльный 3) струнный • - piano wire - piano wiring
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PIANO — I сущ.1) фортепьяно; игра на фортепьяно 2) амер. сленг свиные ребрышки II piano нареч.; сущ.; муз.пиано (тихо)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THUMB — 1. θʌm n 1. 1> большой палец (руки) with his thumb and finger - большим и указательным пальцем 2> большой …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PIANO — _I 1. pıʹæn|əʋ n ( pl -os -pıʹænəʋz ) фортепиано; рояль grand piano - рояль upright /cabinet/ piano - пианино …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THUMB — 1. сущ. 1) большой палец ( руки ) ; палец ( рукавицы ) •• one's fingers all thumbs — ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
THUMB — 1. сущ. 1) большой палец (руки); палец (рукавицы) •• one's fingers all thumbs — (говорится о неуклюжем человеке) to clap / put / keep …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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