instrument

Meaning

Noun

1. A device used to produce music.
2. A means or agency for achieving an effect.
3. A measuring or displaying device.
4. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
5. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
6. A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
7. A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.

Verb

1. To apply measuring devices.
2. To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
3. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.

Concepts

instrument

tool

implement

device

apparatus

appliance

means

utensil

musical instrument

equipment

gadget

machine

weapon

organ

document

set

vehicle

expedient

medium

ware

pawn

instrumental role

legal document

legal instrument

official document

cat’s-paw

gear

agent

instrumentate

contrivance

meter

attribute

beneficiary

indirect object

Arg2

piece of equipment

tools

agency

channel

mean

mode

way

accessories

printed matter

cat’s paw

material

creature

dupe

orchestrate

writing

outfit

paraphernalia

contraption

jig

jigger

instrumentality

mouthpiece

bargaining

charter

contract

deed

radioactive isotope survey

radioisotope monitor

bill

negotiable instruments

note

certificate

credentials

voucher

warranty

negotiable securities

security

End state

end state

ride

thing

thingummy

engine

resource

rattle

machines

action

aid

help

ingredients

Wain

auto

auto mechanic

automobile

car

cart

chariot

jamjar

motor car

motor vehicle

motor-car

motorcar

private car

single-minded

tram

voice mail

wain

dispositive

mechanism

measurement device

measuring instrument

metre

metre, meter

pipe

arm

gun

missile

weaponry

notarise

Hyphenated as

in‧stru‧ment

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪnstɹəmənt/

Etymology

From Middle English instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum (“an implement, tool”),
From īnstruō (“build, construct; arrange”) + -mentum.