| bell |
a hollow metal cup, often of bronze, which makes a ringing sound when struck by a hard object such as a clapper. [1/4 definitions] |
| box2 |
a hit or blow struck with the hand or fist. [1/6 definitions] |
| celesta |
a small keyboard instrument fitted with a set of graduated metal plates that produce bell-like sounds when struck with hammers. |
| chime |
(usu. pl.) a set of tuned bells or other resonating objects that produce musical tones when struck. [1/8 definitions] |
| clang |
to emit a clear, resonant sound or ring, such as that made when two heavy metal objects are struck together. [1/3 definitions] |
| clavichord |
an early soft-toned keyboard instrument, recognized as the forerunner of the piano, with strings that are struck by metal wedges attached to the end of each key. |
| crash cymbal |
a cymbal that hangs freely from a stand, such that it is allowed to reverberate after being struck. |
| cymbal |
a concave circular percussion instrument of brass or bronze, played either in pairs that are struck together or singly with drumsticks or brushes. |
| flint |
a very hard form of quartz that gives off sparks when it is struck by steel. [1/3 definitions] |
| glockenspiel |
a percussion instrument composed of a set of graduated metal bars, mounted in a lyre-shaped frame, that are struck with hammers. |
| gong |
a large metallic disk that makes a deep resonant sound when struck with a stick or mallet. [1/2 definitions] |
| high-hat2 |
a pair of cymbals mounted on a stand and struck together by means of a foot pedal, used esp. by drummers in jazz and rock bands. |
| kickback |
an abrupt, usu. backward motion of a machine or tool that has struck something forcefully. [1/2 definitions] |
| left1 |
in boxing, a blow struck with the left fist. [1/6 definitions] |
| marimba |
a large musical instrument similar to a xylophone, consisting of a series of graduated hardwood bars, usu. with resonators beneath them, that are struck with small mallets. |
| pall-mall |
a popular seventeenth-century game in which a boxwood ball was struck with a mallet in order to drive it through an iron ring at the end of a playing alley. [1/2 definitions] |
| percussion |
collectively, musical instruments, such as drums or cymbals, that produce sound when struck; percussion instruments. [1/4 definitions] |
| percussion cap |
a small metal cap containing gunpowder or other charge that explodes when struck. |
| percussion instrument |
a musical instrument, such as a drum, cymbal, xylophone, or piano, in which the sound is produced when some part is struck. |
| phonolite |
a fine-grained volcanic rock that rings when it is struck. |
| piano1 |
a large keyboard instrument with wire strings that are struck by small hammers attached to the ends of the keys. |