grupetto
A group of notes played together that are added to the melody, also known as the "turn" or grace notes.
A small group.
The trailing group of riders in a stage race that tries to finish the race stage in which it was formed at a time just under the cut-off time for when they would otherwise be disqualified from continuing on to the next stage of the race.

grupettos
plural of grupetto

gruppetti
plural of gruppetto

gruppetto
Synonym of autobus (“a large group of cyclists who have fallen behind the peloton (“main group of riders”) in a race”).
A trill or turn.

gruppettos
plural of gruppetto

guajeo
A typical Cuban ostinato melody, most often consisting of arpeggiated chords in syncopated patterns.

guajeos
plural of guajeo

gudok
A musical instrument, a chordophone, most often neckless and with three strings, played in the lap and with a bow, of ancient Slavic origin.

gudoks
plural of gudok

gudulka
Alternative spelling of gadulka.

gudulkas
plural of gudulka

guilele
Alternative form of guitalele.

guileles
plural of guilele

guimbarde
A Jew's harp.

guiro
Synonym of sekere.
A musical instrument, a shaker, made of a hollow gourd with parallel notches cut in one side, and played by rubbing a stick or scraper ("pua") along the notches to produce a ratchet-like sound.
A genre of traditional Cuban music, used in santería rituals.

guiros
plural of guiro

guitalele
A musical instrument that is a hybrid between a small guitar and a ukulele.

guitaleles
plural of guitalele

guitalin
A musical instrument that is a hybrid between a banjo and a mandolin (despite its name).

guitalins
plural of guitalin

guitar
A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
Any type of musical instrument of the lute family, characterized by a flat back, along with a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

guitarlele
Alternative form of guitalele.

guitarleles
plural of guitarlele

guitarmonies
plural of guitarmony

guitarmony
A harmonised melody played on guitar.

guitarron
Alternative spelling of guitarrón.

guitarrons
plural of guitarron

guitars
plural of guitar

guitarstring
Alternative form of guitar string.

guitarstrings
plural of guitarstring

guittar
Dated form of guitar.

guittars
plural of guittar

gunite
A form of shotcrete in which a dry cementitious mixture is blown through a hose to the nozzle, with water injected only at the point of application.

gunites
plural of gunite

guqin
A plucked zither-like stringed instrument (chordophone), traditionally featuring seven unfretted strings, originating in ancient China.

guqins
plural of guqin

gusla
Alternative spelling of gusle.

guslas
plural of gusla

gusle
A single-stringed lute-like musical instrument with a bowl-shaped body, held vertically in the lap and played with a bow, originating among the Slavic peoples in the Balkans, especially in the Dinarides region.

gusles
plural of gusle

gusli
A plucked psaltery-like string instrument, usually played on the lap and sometimes created with table legs so that the musician can play it seated next to the instrument, originating in ancient Russian music.

guslis
plural of gusli

guzheng
A zither-like stringed instrument with at least eighteen strings and moveable bridges, played with a plectrum, originating in the traditional music of China.

guzhengs
plural of guzheng

guzla
Alternative spelling of gusle.

guzlas
plural of guzla

gyrostat
A gyroscope fixed within a rigid case

haegeum
A musical instrument (chordophone) with a hollow soundbox, two strings made from silk, and a rod-like neck, of traditional Korean origin.

harmonica
A musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note.
A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.
A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.

harmonicaist
Synonym of harmonicist.

harmonicaists
plural of harmonicaist

harmonical
Alternative form of harmonic.

harmonicals
plural of harmonical

harmonicas
plural of harmonica

harmonichords
plural of harmonichord

harmonicist
someone who plays a harmonica

harmonicists
plural of harmonicist

harmonicities
plural of harmonicity

harmonicks
plural of harmonick

harmonics
plural of harmonic

harmoniphon
Alternative form of harmoniphone.

harmoniphone
A free-reed musical instrument played with a keyboard, in which the sounds are produced by reeds set in a tube, and vibrating under pressure from the breath; a precursor of the modern melodica.

harmoniphones
plural of harmoniphone

harmoniphons
plural of harmoniphon

harmonium
A small keyboard instrument that consists of a series of reed pipes, which sound when one of the keys is pressed to open a valve that allows air to pass through.
Synonym of Hooke's atom.

harmoniums
plural of harmonium

harpguitar
Alternative spelling of harp guitar.

harpguitars
plural of harpguitar

harpsichon
Obsolete form of harpsichord.

harpsichons
plural of harpsichon

harpsichord
A stringed musical instrument with a keyboard, the mechanical precusor to the fortepiano, in which each key causes a plectrum to pluck a corresponding tuned string, producing a bright, sharp tone similar to that of a harp.

harpsichords
plural of harpsichord

harpsicord
Dated form of harpsichord.

harpsicords
plural of harpsicord

heckelphone
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.

heckelphones
plural of heckelphone

heliosphere
The region of space where interstellar medium is blown away by solar wind; the boundary, heliopause, is often considered the edge of the Solar System.

heliospheres
plural of heliosphere

heterophonies
plural of heterophony

heterophony
The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody.

hewgag
A kazoo-like musical instrument.

hewgags
plural of hewgag

hickey
A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking.
A similar mark made by the pressure of a musical instrument such as a violin or viola against the neck.
An object whose name is unknown or cannot be recalled.
A printing defect caused by foreign matter on the printing surface resulting in a ring where the ink is missing, appearing as a spot of ink surrounded by a halo, or as an unprinted spot within a solid printed area.
A serif or other ornamentation on type.
Local swelling in a tissue area, especially skin, often due to injury.
A tool for making smooth, semicircular bends in conduit and pipe.
An unintended negative outcome or loss in regards to a deal or action.

hickeys
plural of hickey

hickie
Alternative form of hickey (“bruise-like mark of mouth on skin”).

hickies
plural of hicky
plural of hickie

hicky
Alternative form of hickey (“bruise-like mark of mouth on skin”).

hoboy
A hautboy or oboe.

hoboys
plural of hoboy

hocchiku
Alternative form of hotchiku.

hochiku
Alternative form of hotchiku.

hocket
In medieval music, a rhythmic linear technique using the alternation of notes, pitches, or chords. A single melody is shared between two (or occasionally more) voices such that alternately one voice sounds while the other rests.
A narrow passageway or opening between buildings, typically designed to facilitate access or movement between separate architectural structures.
Any small gap or opening; often used to describe a narrow space that allows for movement or connection between two areas.

hockets
plural of hocket

hojok
The taepyeongso.

homes
plural of home

hoquet
Alternative spelling of hocket.

hoquets
plural of hoquet

hornist
Someone who plays the horn (any of several kinds of musical instruments).

hornists
plural of hornist