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noun
A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A miniature skateboard or snowboard that is propelled by the fingers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Synonym of hangboard (“device for building finger strength”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hangboard
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: strip
noun
a bank of keys on a musical instrument
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: piano keyboard, clavier
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Broader terms: keyboard
noun
a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fingerpost
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Broader terms: signpost, guidepost
History
From finger + board.
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
