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| music |
sound that has rhythm, melody, or harmony, usu. produced by voice or instrument. [1/5 definitions] |
| pop music |
popular music with, typically, a strong and singable tune, which is often accompanied by a rhythm suitable for informal dancing. It is usually performed by relatively small musical groups. Pop music is usually distinguished from classical music, religious music, jazz, and country music. |
| post3 |
to rise and fall in the saddle in time with the rhythm of a trotting horse. [1/7 definitions] |
| pulsate |
to throb or beat with a regular rhythm, as the heart or some music. [1/2 definitions] |
| R and B |
abbreviation of "rhythm and blues." |
| recitative |
in opera, a vocal music passage delivered in the rhythm and cadence of speech. [1/2 definitions] |
| rhythmic |
characterized by a rhythm; cadenced; rhythmical. |
| rhythmical |
of or relating to rhythm. [2/3 definitions] |
| rock2 |
a form of popular music derived from rhythm-and-blues, with a strongly accented beat and usu. played on electronically amplified instruments, esp. guitars; rock-'n'-roll. [1/9 definitions] |
| rock-'n'-roll |
a form of popular music derived from rhythm-and-blues, with a strongly accented beat and usu. played on electronically amplified instruments, esp. guitars; rock. [1/2 definitions] |
| scan |
to read (verse) for metrical rhythm or patterns. [1/10 definitions] |
| ska |
a form of Jamaican dance music that blends folk music and calypso with New Orleans rhythm and blues and is characterized by the use of saxophones and brass, a shuffling tempo, and syncopation. |
| soul |
popular music that developed out of rhythm and blues and was written, recorded, and performed by Black musicians, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s; soul music. [1/8 definitions] |
| soul music |
a type of music combining elements of Black gospel and rhythm-and-blues. |
| step |
a fixed pace, rhythm, or pattern used in dancing or other type of movement. [1/12 definitions] |
| stop-time |
in jazz, a technique wherein the rhythm instrumentalists stop playing to allow a soloist to continue for a time. |
| stroke |
the impact, sound, rhythm, or the like created by striking. [1/13 definitions] |
| strut1 |
in black American music, a brisk and self-assured walking rhythm. [1/3 definitions] |
| swing |
of music or musicians, to have or play with a steady, artful rhythm. [2/25 definitions] |
| syllabic |
of or designating a type of poetry based on the number of syllables per line rather than rhythm, accent, or quantity. [1/4 definitions] |
| syncopate |
in music, to make (a rhythm) more complex as by accenting beats that are not normally accented or employing rests where accented beats would be expected. [1/2 definitions] |
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