Stretch /strEtS/ (v)
extend in length; reach out
- She stretched the canvas over the wooden frame.
Supplant /s@"plA:nt/ (v)
take the place of; supersede; replace
- Old traditions were fading away, being supplanted by modern ways.
b. Technical Terms
Amplify /"amplIfVI/ (v)
increase the volume of sound, especially using an
amplifier
Brass /brA:s/ (n)
brass wind instruments forming a band or section
of an orchestra
Fingerboard /"fINg@bO:d/ (n)
a flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument,
against which the strings are pressed to shorten
the vibrating length and produce notes of higher
pitches
Hammer /"ham@/ (n)
a small padded mallet forming part of the
mechanism for striking the strings of a piano; a
small hand-held mallet for playing various
percussion instruments, as the xylophone,
dulcimer, etc.
Horn /hO:n/ (n)
a wind instrument resembling a horn (usually
brass instruments)