crotchet

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crotchet

A musician plays a crotchet on the sheet music.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A small tool or hooklike implement: A "crotchet" can refer to a small hook or a tool with a hook-like shape.
    • A strange attitude or habit: It can also denote an odd, peculiar, or stubborn notion or whim.
    • A musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note: In music notation, a "crotchet" is a note with a specific duration, equivalent to a quarter note in American terminology.
    • A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook: This meaning describes a bent or curved shape, like a hook.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The old carpenter used a small crotchet to pull the nail from the wood.
    • He has a crotchet about never wearing blue on Tuesdays.
    • The melody begins with a single crotchet on middle C.
    • The path followed a dangerous crotchet around the cliff face.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have a crotchet": To hold an eccentric or peculiar belief or habit.
    • She has a crotchet about arranging all her books by color instead of author.
Variants and Related Words
  • Crotchety (adj): Irritable, eccentric, or full of peculiar opinions.
    • The crotchety old man yelled at the children to stay off his lawn.
Synonyms
  • Hook: A curved piece of metal or other material.
  • Whim: A sudden desire or change of mind.
  • Quarter note: The American musical term for a crotchet.
  • Quirk: A peculiar behavioral habit.
Related Phrases
  • A crotchet in one's head: An old-fashioned phrase for an odd or stubborn idea.
    • He's got some strange crotchet in his head about that.
crotchet

A musician plays a crotchet on the sheet music.

Noun
  1. a small tool or hooklike implement
  2. a strange attitude or habit
  3. a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
  4. a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

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