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fingerboard

fingerboard noun: a flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.

fingerboard: a flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are...
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Noun

fingerboard (plural fingerboards)

  1. A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
  2. A miniature skateboard or snowboard that is propelled by the fingers.
  3. Synonym of hangboard (“device for building finger strength”).
    Synonyms:
    hangboard

Synonyms of fingerboard

Forms of fingerboard

pluralfingerboards

Origin of fingerboard

From finger + board.

Words formed from fingerboard

Questions about fingerboard

What does fingerboard mean?
Fingerboard means a flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
What part of speech is fingerboard?
Fingerboard is a noun.
What is the plural of fingerboard?
The plural of fingerboard is fingerboards.

Words near fingerboard in the dictionary

  1. fingerbangs
  2. fingerblast
  3. fingerblasted
  4. fingerblasting
  5. fingerblasts
  6. fingerboard
  7. fingerboarder
  8. fingerboarders
  9. fingerboards
  10. fingerbone
  11. fingerbones

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