Keyboard /"ki:bO:d/ (n)
a bank of keys on a musical instrument (as a
piano) that usually consists of seven white and
five raised black keys to the octave; a musical
instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
Pipe /pVIp/ (n, v)
a wind instrument consisting of a single tube
with holes along its length that are covered by
the fingers to produce different notes; play on a
pipe
Plectrum /"plEktr@m/ (n)
a thin flat piece of plastic, metal, etc., held in the
hand and used to pluck the strings of a guitar,
lyre, or other similar musical instrument; the
corresponding mechanical part which plucks the
strings of an instrument such as a harpsichord; a
pick
Quill /kwIl/ (n)
a plectrum formed from the quill of a feather,
used for plucking a musical instrument; in
instruments of the harpsichord type, a piece of
quill attached to a jack causing the string to be
plucked when the key is pressed down
Strum /strVm/ (v, n)
play a guitar (or similar instrument) by sweeping
the thumb or a plectrum up or down the strings;
an instance of strumming
Valve /valv/ (n)
a device for extending the range of pitch of a
brass instrument by increasing or decreasing the
effective length of the tube