| English Dictionary |
HAND ORGAN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does hand organ mean?
• HAND ORGAN (noun)
The noun HAND ORGAN has 1 sense:
1. a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
Familiarity information: HAND ORGAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
barrel organ; grind organ; hand organ
Hypernyms ("hand organ" is a kind of...):
instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"To be poor is not a sin, it's better to avoid it anyway" (Breton proverb)
"Sit where you are welcomed and helped, and don't sit where you are not welcomed." (Arabic proverb)
"A monkey is a gazelle in its mothers eyes." (Egyptian proverb)