make an instrument of someone

  • 1instrument — in|stru|ment W2 [ˈınstrumənt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tool)¦ 2¦(music)¦ 3¦(for measuring)¦ 4¦(method)¦ 5¦(for hurting)¦ 6 instrument of fate/God ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: instrumentum, from instruere; INSTRUCT …

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  • 2instrument */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪnstrʊmənt] / US [ˈɪnstrəmənt] noun [countable] Word forms instrument : singular instrument plural instruments 1) a) a tool or piece of equipment used in science, medicine, or technology scientific instruments such as microscopes b) a piece… …

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  • 3instrument — in|stru|ment [ ınstrəmənt ] noun count *** 1. ) a tool or piece of equipment used in science, medicine, or technology: scientific instruments such as microscopes a ) a piece of equipment that measures something such as position, speed, or… …

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  • 4instrument — noun (C) 1 TOOL a small tool used in work such as science or medicine where very careful movements are necessary: surgical instruments 2 MUSIC an object such as a piano, horn, violin etc, used for producing musical sounds; musical instrument:… …

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  • 5Percussion instrument — Percussion redirects here. For other uses, see Percussion (disambiguation). A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets… …

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  • 6Fife (musical instrument) — A fife is a small, high pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in military and marching bands. Someone who plays the… …

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  • 7Sampler (musical instrument) — Licht Ton Orgel (1936), an earlier sampling organ utilizing analog optical disc An AKAI MPC20 …

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  • 8Finnish language — language name=Finnish nativename=suomi pronunciation=/ˈsuo.mi/ states=FIN EST Flag|Ingria Flag|Karelia NOR SWE Flag|Torne Valley region=Northern Europe speakers=about 6 million script=Latin alphabet (Finnish variant) familycolor=Uralic fam2=Finno …

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  • 9call — call1 [ kɔl ] verb *** ▸ 1 ask/tell someone to come ▸ 2 shout to someone ▸ 3 telephone someone ▸ 4 describe someone/something ▸ 5 use a name for someone/something ▸ 6 say/announce something loudly ▸ 7 organize something ▸ 8 of animals ▸ 9 say… …

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  • 10call */*/*/ — I UK [kɔːl] / US [kɔl] verb Word forms call : present tense I/you/we/they call he/she/it calls present participle calling past tense called past participle called 1) a) [transitive] to use a particular name or title for someone call someone… …

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