Overview of noun instrument

The noun instrument has 6 senses

• instrument -- (a device that requires skill for proper use)


• instrument, tool -- (the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease")


• instrument, pawn, cat's-paw -- (a person used by another to gain an end)


• legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument -- ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)


• instrumental role, instrument -- (the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process)


• musical instrument, instrument -- (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)

Overview of verb instrument

The verb instrument has 3 senses

• instrument -- (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)


• instrument, instrumentate -- (write an instrumental score for)


• instrument -- (address a legal document to)