harp | (noun) a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers | - |
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(noun) a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade | - |
(noun) a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole | Synonyms: harmonica, mouth harp, mouth organ |
harper | (noun) someone who plays the harp | Synonyms: harpist |
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harpist | (noun) someone who plays the harp | Synonyms: harper |
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harpoon | (noun) a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it | - |
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harpooneer | (noun) someone who launches harpoons | Synonyms: harpooner |
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harpooner | (noun) someone who launches harpoons | Synonyms: harpooneer |
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harpsichord | (noun) a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots | Synonyms: cembalo |
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harpsichordist | (noun) someone who plays the harpsichord | - |
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harpulla | (noun) fast-growing tree of India and East Indies yielding a wood used especially for building | Synonyms: Harpullia cupanioides |
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harpullia | (noun) any of various tree of the genus Harpullia | - |
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harpy | (noun) large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America | Synonyms: Harpia harpyja, harpy eagle |
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(noun) any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes | Synonyms: harpy bat, tube-nosed bat, tube-nosed fruit bat |
(noun) a malicious woman with a fierce temper | Synonyms: hellcat, vixen |