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Word entry · 9 letters

xylophone

Best crossword clue

"Tuned wooden bars"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈzaɪ.ləˌfəʊn/Part of speech nounSorted ehlnoopxyStarts with XEnds with E2 cluesCommon crossword word
1X2Y3L4O5P6H7O8N9E

Definitions

  1. A percussion instrument with tuned wooden bars struck by mallets.

Word origin

From xylo- (“of wood”) + -phone (“sound”).

Used in a sentence

  • All I know how to play on my xylophone is "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Would you like to hear it?
  • my eager fingers xylophoning over the memories
  • Like a cat, I arch into the back of the bench, my spine xylophoning along the slats while the tension of the day slowly drains out of me. I'm totally chill and mellow.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Tuned wooden bars9 letters
02Mallet-bar instrument9 letters

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