marimba
A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.

marimbaphone
A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba, but with either wooden or steel keys designed to be bowed as well as played normally, developed by J.C. Deagan in early 20th century United States.

marimbaphones
plural of marimbaphone

marimbas
plural of marimba

marimbula
A Caribbean musical instrument, a kind of lamellophone with metal strips over a hole in a resonating box.

marimbulas
plural of marimbula

masenqo
A single-stringed bowed lute commonly used by Ethiopian azmaris.

masenqos
plural of masenqo

masinko
Alternative spelling of masenqo.

masinkos
plural of masinko

mbila
In Southern Africa, an instrument similar to the xylophone, played by striking the bars with mallets.
The mbira or thumb piano.

mbilas
plural of mbila

mbira
A thumb piano, a musical instrument having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs, originating among the Shona of southern Africa; any type of plucked lamellophone of the same type as the Shona instrument.

mbiras
plural of mbira

meander
One of the turns of a winding, crooked, or involved course.
One of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse
A tortuous or winding journey.
Synonym of Greek key, a decorative border; fretwork.
A self-avoiding closed curve which intersects a line a number of times.
A path on which the directions, distances, and elevations are noted, as a part of a land survey.
A decorative border consisting of a repeated linear motif, particularly of intersecting perpendicular lines.

meanders
plural of meander

measure
A prescribed quantity or extent.
A prescribed quantity or extent.
A prescribed quantity or extent.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
The act or result of measuring.
Metrical rhythm.
Metrical rhythm.
Metrical rhythm.
Metrical rhythm.
A course of action.
A course of action.

measures
plural of measure

medregal
A bonito or greater amberjack (Seriola fasciata).

medregals
plural of medregal

mejorana
Synonym of mejoranera (“musical instrument”).

mejoranas
plural of mejorana

mejoranera
A chordophone from Panama, traditionally carved out of a single block of wood.

mejoraneras
plural of mejoranera

mellerdrammer
Pronunciation spelling of melodrama.

mellerdrammers
plural of mellerdrammer

mellophone
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups.

mellophones
plural of mellophone

mellotron
An early electronic keyboard instrument that played back prerecorded sounds.

mellotrons
plural of mellotron

melodeon
A type of reed organ with a single keyboard.
An accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys.

melodeons
plural of melodeon

melodica
A free-reed keyboard wind instrument, often played with a flexible plastic tube connected to the mouthpiece.

melodicas
plural of melodica

melodicism
A focus on the development of melody

melodicist
A musician who performs the melody, as opposed to one who plays the rhythm.

melodicists
plural of melodicist

melodics
The branch of music theory that deals with pitch, harmony, and melody.
The analysis of poetry in terms of the use of meter, rhyme, alliteration, and repetition to create a lyrical sound when read aloud.

melodikon
A keyboard instrument with a rotating cone struck by tuning forks.

melodion
An accordion.
Misspelling of melodeon.

melodions
plural of melodion

melodism
An approach to musical composition that focuses on melody.

melodium
A type of reed organ, similar to a harmonium.
A music hall.

melodiums
plural of melodium

melodram
Obsolete form of melodrama.

melodrama
A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.
A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.
A passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks.
Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.

melodramas
plural of melodrama

melodramata
plural of melodrama

melodrame
Obsolete form of melodrama.

melodrames
plural of melodrame

melodrams
plural of melodram

melodyhorn
Synonym of melodica.

melodyhorns
plural of melodyhorn

melodylessness
Absence of a melody.

meltblown
extruded, when molten, by high-velocity gas

meltblowns
plural of meltblown

membranophone
Any musical instrument that produces sound via the vibration of a stretched membrane.

membranophones
plural of membranophone

menagerie
A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
The enclosure where they are kept.
A diverse or miscellaneous group.
The orchestra of a theatre.

menageries
plural of menagerie

menagery
Archaic form of menagerie.

menagries
plural of menagry

menagry
Obsolete form of menagerie.

menat
In Ancient Egypt, a heavy beaded necklace and musical instrument with a crescent-shaped plate in the front and a keyhole-shaped amuletic counterweight in the rear, considered sacred to Hathor.
The keyhole-shaped counterweight of such a necklace, considered an amulet to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.

menats
plural of menat.

mendozer
Synonym of ugly stick (“a musical instrument”).

mendozers
plural of mendozer

mesenko
Alternative spelling of masenqo.

messenger
One who brings messages.
The secretary bird.
The supporting member of an aerial cable (electric power or telephone or data).
A person appointed to perform certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.
An instant messenger program.
A forerunner or harbinger.
A light scudding cloud preceding a storm.
A piece of paper, etc., blown up a string to a kite.
A light line with which a heavier line may be hauled e.g. from the deck of a ship to the pier.
A weight dropped down a line to close a Nansen bottle.
A messenger-at-arms.
A pin which travels across the pin deck to knock over another pin, usually for a strike.

messengers
plural of messenger

metallophone
Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound.

metallophones
plural of metallophone

micromelodies
plural of micromelody

micromelody
A melody based on a scale whose intervals are less that a semitone (used to investigate vocal accuracy)

micromusic
Forms of music outside the mainstream, produced and enjoyed by minority groups.
Music, especially chiptunes, produced on microcomputers.

micromusics
plural of micromusic

microtuner
An electronic device or audio software designed to modify the tuning of musical instruments, hence allowing for microtonal scales, just intonation scales, and tunings other than the twelve-tone equal temperament.
A high-precision mechanical tuning device found on some vintage brass and reed instruments.

microtuners
plural of microtuner

midparts
plural of midpart

mijwiz
A type of woodwind instrument with two pipes used in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine

mindblow
Something that blows one's mind, or an instance of having one's mind blown.

mindblows
plural of mindblow

miniorchestra
A small orchestra.

miniorchestras
plural of miniorchestra

minitheme
A minor theme.

minithemes
plural of minitheme

minstrelings
plural of minstreling

mirudhangam
Alternative form of mridangam.

mirudhangams
plural of mirudhangam

miruthangam
Alternative form of mridangam.