woodwindadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈwʊd.wɪnd/us/ˈwʊd.wɪnd/belonging or relating to a group of pipe-shaped musical instruments that are played by blowing through one end or across a hole near one end:
The clarinet, flute, saxophone, and bassoon are all woodwind instruments.
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- dulcimer
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- pick
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- viol
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
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woodwindnoun
uk/ˈwʊd.wɪnd/us/ˈwʊd.wɪnd/the woodwind [ S, + pl verb ] UK US the woodwinds [ plural ]
the group of woodwind instruments and their players in an orchestra:
The woodwind were haunting in the slow movement.
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Musical instruments
- accordion
- alphorn
- alto
- alto recorder
- bagpipes
- dulcimer
- English horn
- euphonium
- fingerboard
- flugelhorn
- pick
- pitched
- plectrum
- reed
- reed instrument
- viol
- viola
- violin
- violoncello
- vuvuzela
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