GUITAR

guitar

(noun) a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

guitar (plural guitars)

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).

(musical instrument) Any type of musical instrument of the lute family, characterized by a flat back, along with a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.

Synonyms

• axe (slang)

• gat (New Zealand slang)

Hypernyms

• chordophone

• lute

• stringed instrument

Hyponyms

• acoustic guitar

• electric guitar

Verb

guitar (third-person singular simple present guitars, present participle guitaring, simple past and past participle guitared)

(rare) To play the guitar.

Anagrams

• Ugarit

Source: Wiktionary

Gui*tar", n. Etym: [F. guitare; cf. Pr., Sp., & Pg.guitarra, It. chitarra; all fr. Gr. cithara. Cf. Cittern, Gittern.]

Definition: A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk covered with silver wire, and three of catgut, -- played upon with the fingers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition