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whammy bar

whammy bar noun: a lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings.

Noun

whammy bar (plural whammy bars)

  1. A lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings.

Forms of whammy bar

pluralwhammy bars

Words formed from whammy bar

Questions about whammy bar

What does whammy bar mean?
Whammy bar means a lever at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar, used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings.
What part of speech is whammy bar?
Whammy bar is a noun.
What is the plural of whammy bar?
The plural of whammy bar is whammy bars.

Words near whammy bar in the dictionary

  1. whammies
  2. whamming
  3. whammo
  4. whammos
  5. whammy
  6. whammy bar
  7. whammy bars
  8. whamo
  9. whamola
  10. whamolas
  11. whampee

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