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instrument

[ˈɪnstrəmənt]

Definition:
1. A device that requires skill for proper use.
2. The means whereby some act is accomplished.
3. A person used by another to gain an end.

Use 'instrument' in a sentence:

  1. A pen is an instrument used in writing with ink.
  2. The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
  3. If you want to play an instrument well, you've got to stick at it.
  4. There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.
  5. It was a clarinet up there, nice and high, and then another instrument came in.
  6. You can blend in so that the voice becomes just another instrument in the band.
  7. Go in and ask him the price of the instrument.
  8. As I said, tone quality differs from instrument to instrument.
  9. The old man was tutoring her in the stringed instruments.
  10. His surgical instruments were a knife and a pair of pincers.
  11. Most pupils learn a musical instrument.
  12. The film is eloquent as it explores the relationship between artist and instrument.
  13. The stethoscope is a medical instrument.
  14. Only half of the spacecraft's six science instruments are still in working order.
  15. Today's clever financial instruments make it possible for firms to hedge their risks.
  16. In India and Bali students learn to vocalize music before ever picking up instruments.
  17. This instrument is highly sensitive.
  18. Mr. Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was a German instrument maker.
  19. You can listen to it, or take up playing an instrument in your spare time.
  20. A scalpel is a surgical instrument.
  21. The drum is one of the oldest musical instruments.
  22. What was the first instrument?
  23. An instrument called a trocar makes a puncture in the abdominal wall.
  24. Her hands trembled slightly as she reached for the instrument.
  25. This precision instrument is worth 10,000 yuan.
  26. Most pupils learn (to play) a musical instrument.
  27. She was no mean performer on a variety of other instruments.
  28. Tom plays a traditional string instrument.
  29. What instrument comes to mind when you think of rock'n'roll?
  30. You can buy perfectly good instruments for a lot less.
  31. The power supply on this instrument had failed, so it could no longer be used.
  32. There is always an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.
  33. The keyboard is a large and clumsy instrument as far as portable computers are concerned.
  34. No kidding, it's not easy to get a universal instrument these days.
  35. As I mentioned, the instrument was played horizontally, on the lap.
  36. The law is not the best instrument for dealing with family matters.
  37. A musician is a person who plays an instrument or writes songs.
  38. A language is a finely tuned instrument which it is a crime to damage.
  39. The instrument came back to life.
  40. Then a percussion instrument came in.
  41. They had failed to recognise signs on their instrument panel indicating a serious problem in the left engine.
  42. The instruments will register every change of direction or height.
  43. The instruments glowed in the bright orange light.
  44. Now the instrument that is playing is a low tuba, a low brass instrument.
  45. The instrument is beautifully made in brass.
  46. The surgeon would pick up his instruments, probe, repair and stitch up again.
  47. The Pioneer probes have on board ultraviolet instruments which are measuring light that we can't measure on the earth.
  48. It can translate data from maps or remote sensing instruments into images.
  49. The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument.
  50. Instruments developed at the hospital allow doctors to thread microscopic telescopes into the digestive tract.
  51. He draws a unique full sound from the instrument.
  52. Learning a musical instrument introduces a child to an understanding of music.
  53. Data from these instruments is telemetered to the laboratory.
  54. Is he learning an instrument?
  55. Language is an instrument for communication.