guitar
- Noun:
- A musical instrument with strings: A guitar is a fretted, stringed musical instrument, typically with six strings. Sound is produced by plucking or strumming the strings with the fingers or a pick (plectrum). The vibration of the strings is amplified by a hollow wooden body (in an acoustic guitar) or by electronic means (in an electric guitar).
- Noun:
- She learned to play the guitar when she was ten years old.
- The acoustic guitar has a warm, resonant sound.
- He carefully tuned his guitar before the concert.
"To be a guitar hero": To be an exceptionally skilled and celebrated guitarist.
- After that solo, he was hailed as a guitar hero.
"Guitar face": The intense, often contorted facial expressions a musician makes while playing the guitar with great emotion or effort.
- The rock star is famous for his passionate guitar face during performances.
Guitarist (n): A person who plays the guitar.
- She is a talented jazz guitarist.
Guitar case (n): A protective container for carrying and storing a guitar.
- He put his instrument back in its guitar case.
Electric guitar (n): A guitar that uses electronic pickups to convert string vibrations into electrical signals for amplification.
- Acoustic guitar (n): A guitar with a hollow body that amplifies the sound of the strings acoustically.
- Bass guitar (n): A stringed instrument similar to a guitar but with a longer neck and typically four strings, producing lower-pitched notes.
- Stringed instrument: A general category of instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings (e.g., violin, cello, guitar).
- Axe (slang, n): Informal term for a guitar, especially an electric one.
- He brought his favorite axe to the gig.
To strum a guitar: To play the guitar by brushing the strings with the fingers or a pick in a sweeping motion.
- He sat on the porch, strumming his guitar softly.
To pluck a guitar string: To play a note on the guitar by pulling and releasing a single string.
- She plucked the high E string to check the tuning.
To fingerpick a guitar: To play the guitar by plucking the strings individually with the fingertips.
- The folk song was beautifully arranged for fingerpicked guitar.
"Air guitar": The act of pantomiming the playing of a rock guitar, often enthusiastically and without an actual instrument.
- During the song's guitar solo, the whole crowd was playing air guitar.
"To pull out all the stops" (related context): To make a very great effort to achieve something, sometimes involving a dramatic musical performance.
- For the final song, the guitarist pulled out all the stops with an incredible solo.
- a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking