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instrument
noun
- a device that requires skill for proper use
- the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
Synonyms: tool - a person used by another to gain an end
Synonyms: cat's-paw, pawn - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Synonyms: legal document, legal instrument, official document - the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
Synonyms: instrumental role - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Synonyms: musical instrument
verb
- equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling
- write an instrumental score for
Synonyms: instrumentate - address a legal document to
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