bar
a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon
bend
form a curve
blues
a state of depression
Britain
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
chain gang
a gang of convicts chained together
chromatic
being or having or characterized by hue
crossroad
a junction where one street or road crosses another
dance
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
delta
the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
depression
a sunken or depressed geological formation
devil
an evil supernatural being
diatonic
based on or using the five tones and two semitones of the major or minor scales of western music
drum
a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends
ebony
hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
fifth
coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
fight
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
gospel
the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
guitar
a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking
harmonica
a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
harp
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
ivory
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
joint
junction by which parts or objects are joined together
NOTES:
Juke should be in front of joint but VT doesn't recognize it.
joy
the emotion of great happiness
key
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
King
United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
NOTES:
B.B, Albert, Willie
liquor
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
movement
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
music
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
piano
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
railroad
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
record
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
resonator
an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude
rhythm
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
slavery
the state of being under the control of another person
slide
move smoothly along a surface
smile
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
smoke
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
soul
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
south
the direction corresponding to the southward cardinal compass point
story
a record or narrative description of past events
tear
separate or cause to separate abruptly
train
educate for a future role or function
gamble
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
river boat
a boat used on rivers or to ply a river
bass
the lowest part of the musical range
first
preceding all others in time or space or degree
fourth
following the third position; number four in a countable series
tremolo
(music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
minor
inferior in number or size or amount
NOTES:
the keys somewhere between a smile and a tear
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