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instrument

('/I/nstr/@/m/@/nt )

a device that requires skill for proper use(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the means whereby some act is accomplished(noun.act)

Example:
My greed was the instrument of my destruction.

Synonym:
tool

source: wordnet30
a person used by another to gain an end(noun.person)

source: wordnet30
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right(noun.communication)

Synonym:
legal document, legal instrument, official document

source: wordnet30
the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process(noun.communication)

Synonym:
instrumental role

source: wordnet30
any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
musical instrument

source: wordnet30
That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments.(noun)

source: webster1913

equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling(verb.possession)

source: wordnet30
write an instrumental score for(verb.creation)

Synonym:
instrumentate

source: wordnet30
address a legal document to(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.(verb)

source: webster1913

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