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instrument
  • n  a device that requires skill for proper use
  • n  the means whereby some act is accomplished
    my greed was the instrument of my destruction
  • n  a person used by another to gain an end
  • n  (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
  • n  the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
  • n  any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
  • v  equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
  • v  write an instrumental score for
  • v  address a legal document to
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instrument flying
  • n  navigation of an airplane solely by instruments
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instrument landing
  • n  an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments
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instrument of execution
  • n  an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person
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instrument of punishment
  • n  an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person
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instrument of torture
  • n  an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person
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instrument panel
  • n  electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices
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instrumental conditioning
  • n  operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given
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instrumental music
  • n  music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments
  • n  music produced by playing a musical instrument
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instrumental role
  • n  the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
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instrumentalism
  • n  a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success
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instrumentalist
  • n  someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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instrumentality
  • n  a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose
  • n  the quality of being instrumental for some purpose
  • n  an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end
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