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nail violin

nail violin noun: a musical instrument consisting of a wooden soundboard with metal nails attached, tuned to produce notes when played with a bow.

Noun

nail violin (plural nail violins)

  1. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden soundboard with metal nails attached, tuned to produce notes when played with a bow.

Forms of nail violin

pluralnail violins

Questions about nail violin

What does nail violin mean?
Nail violin means a musical instrument consisting of a wooden soundboard with metal nails attached, tuned to produce notes when played with a bow.
What part of speech is nail violin?
Nail violin is a noun.
What is the plural of nail violin?
The plural of nail violin is nail violins.

Words near nail violin in the dictionary

  1. nail to the counter
  2. nail trimmer
  3. nail trimmers
  4. nail varnish
  5. nail varnishes
  6. nail violin
  7. nail violins
  8. nail-biter
  9. nail-biters
  10. nail-biting
  11. nail-bitingly

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