speaker
One who speaks.
Loudspeaker.
Speakerphone.
The chair or presiding officer of certain legislative bodies, such as the U.K. House of Commons or the U.S. House of Representatives.
One who makes a speech to an audience.
A book containing passages of text for use in speeches.
The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
The producer of a given utterance, whether speech or text.
A key on a woodwind instrument of the clarinet family (compare octave key on other instruments) which induces the instrument to overblow.
A wooden pole or spike used by hedgers to carry loads on their shoulders. Possibly Dorset dialect.

speakers
plural of speaker

spectrotron
A frequency-harmonic element with many stable states.

spectrotrons
plural of spectrotron

spellings
plural of spelling

spiccato
Detached; separated; with every note performed in a distinct and pointed manner.

spiccatos
plural of spiccato

spindrift
Sea spray (clouds of water droplets) blown from the tops of waves by the wind and whipped along the surface of the sea.
Clouds of sand, snow, etc., whipped along the ground by the wind.

spindrifts
plural of spindrift

spinette
Obsolete form of spinet (“musical instrument”).

spinettes
plural of spinette

splashomes
plural of splashome

spokesorgan
A publication that officially represents an organization or community.

spoondrift
Alternative form of spindrift.

spoondrifts
plural of spoondrift

sralai
A Cambodian wind instrument that uses a quadruple reed to produce sound.

steelpan
A percussion instrument consisting of a drum made of steel, originally from Trinidad.
A style of music incorporating steelpans.

steelpans
plural of steelpan

sticcado
A musical instrument resembling a xylophone. The bars were made of metal, wood, or glass

sticcato
Alternative form of sticcado.

stickyjack
Synonym of cleavers.

stockhorn
An old musical instrument, the pibgorn.

stockhorns
plural of stockhorn

stompbox
A simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed under the foot, which is tapped or stamped on rhythmically to produce a sound similar to that of a bass drum.
A guitar effect unit which can be controlled with the foot

stompboxes
plural of stompbox

streichmelodion
A type of bowed zither, similar in shape to a viola.

strillers
A musical instrument, especially a piano.
A musician.

strum
To play (a guitar or other stringed instrument) by plucking various strings simultaneously.

strummer
One who strums a stringed musical instrument.

strummers
plural of strummer

strums
third-person singular simple present indicative of strum

strumstrum
Any stringed musical instrument that is played with the fingertips, especially one considered to be foreign.

strumstrums
plural of strumstrum

subcenter
A local center in a larger network

subcenters
plural of subcenter

subcentre
Alternative form of subcenter.

subensemble
A subset of an ensemble

subensembles
plural of subensemble

subharmonics
plural of subharmonic

sudrophone
A brass instrument with a cylindrical bore and four valves.

sudrophones
plural of sudrophone

sulibao
A Philippine musical instrument that looks like a drum. It is played by tapping it.

sulibaos
plural of sulibao

sunburst
A figure or shape showing rays radiating from a central point.
A strong outburst of sunlight.
A style of finish for musical instruments such as guitars, having an area of lighter color (often showing the wood grain underneath) that darkens gradually towards a dark outer rim.
A flowering plant of the genus Pseudobahia, native to California.

sunbursts
plural of sunburst

sundari
A double-reed wind instrument with seven to nine holes, related to the shehnai.

sundaris
plural of sundari

sundri
Alternative form of sundari (“wind instrument”).

sundris
plural of sundri

superensemble
A number of ensembles considered together

superensembles
plural of superensemble

superfinal
A deciding match in a situation in which a final takes the form of a group of matches

superfinals
plural of superfinal

superharmonics
plural of superharmonic

superparts
plural of superpart

supersaws
plural of supersaw

supraharmonics
Distortions to the current and voltage flow in power distribution lines that occur in the range of 2kHz-150kHz

surasundari
In Indian art, a young maiden characterizing feminine beauty and graceful sensuality.

surasundaris
plural of surasundari

surdo
A type of percussion instrument used in Brazil.

surla
Alternative form of zurna.

surlas
plural of surla

surnay
Alternative form of zurna.

surnays
plural of surnay

suroz
A stringed instrument with a long neck, played vertically and with a bow, especially associated with the Baloch people.

surozes
plural of suroz

svirel
An old folk Russian wind instrument of the end-blown flute type.

svirels
plural of svirel

swab
A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
A mop, especially on a ship.
A sailor; a swabby.
A naval officer's epaulet.

swabs
plural of swab

syamisen
Alternative spelling of shamisen.

syamisens
plural of syamisen

symphonette
A small symphony orchestra that usually specializes in playing short, familiar classical works or salon music.

symphonettes
plural of symphonette

symphonies
plural of symphony

symphoniette
A sinfonietta.

symphoniettes
plural of symphoniette

symphony
An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.
Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.
A symphony orchestra.

sympitar
A stringed instrument similar to a guitar with sympathetic strings like a sitar.

sympitars
plural of sympitar

synthesiser
Alternative spelling of synthesizer.

synthesisers
plural of synthesiser

synthesizer
An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.
A software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument

synthesizers
plural of synthesizer

synthpop
A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument.

szopelka
A Russian double-reed wind instrument, similar in form to the zurna.

tablature
A form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
An engraved tablet, or a painting on a wall or ceiling, or sometimes a picture in general.
A division of the skull into two tables.

tablatures
plural of tablature

tabulature
Alternative spelling of tablature.

tabulatures
plural of tabulature

tacitron
A low-noise thyratron with interruptible current flow.

taepyeongso
A type of double reed wind instrument from Korea, related to the suona.

tailcord
Synonym of tailgut.

tailcords
plural of tailcord

tailgut
A cord which loops through the tailpiece and around the endpin of stringed musical instruments, and which is held at tension by a knot to secure the tailpiece to the body, traditionally made only of gut but now also made of nylon, wire and other synthetic materials.
The portion of the gut beyond the anus.

tailguts
plural of tailgut