cembalo | (noun) a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots | Synonyms: harpsichord |
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cymbal | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together | - |
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cymbalist | (noun) a performer on the cymbals | - |
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embalmer | (noun) a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives | - |
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embalmment | (noun) preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams and drugs and other chemicals | - |
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gimbal | (noun) an appliance that allows an object (such as a ship's compass) to remain horizontal even as its support tips | - |
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imbalance | (noun) lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something | Synonyms: disproportion, dissymmetry |
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(noun) a lack of balance or state of disequilibrium | Synonyms: instability, unbalance |
jambalaya | (noun) spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery | - |
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jumbal | (noun) small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie | Synonyms: jumble |
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tambala | (noun) 100 tambala equal 1 kwacha in Malawi | - |
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timbale | (noun) individual serving of minced e.g. meat or fish in a rich creamy sauce baked in a small pastry mold or timbale shell | - |
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(noun) small pastry shell for creamy mixtures of minced foods | Synonyms: timbale case |