a device that requires skill for proper use

the means whereby some act is accomplished

a person used by another to gain an end

(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process

any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds

equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling

write an instrumental score for

address a legal document to

navigation of an airplane solely by instruments

an aircraft landing made entirely by means of instruments

an instrument designed and used to take the life of a condemned person

an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person

an instrument of punishment designed and used to inflict torture on the condemned person

electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments

serving or acting as a means or aid

operant conditioning that pairs a response with a reinforcement in discrete trials; reinforcement occurs only after the response is given

music intended to be performed by a musical instrument or group of instruments

music produced by playing a musical instrument

the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process

a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success

someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

a subsidiary organ of government created for a special purpose

the quality of being instrumental for some purpose

an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

write an instrumental score for

an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end

the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation

the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra

the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments