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instrument
Part of speech: NounThat by which anything is accomplished; a tool; a mechanical contrivance for producing musical sounds; agent; a writing containing the terms of a contract; as, a deed.
Usage examples "instrument":- And how your hand and the instrument are shaking." - "The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers", Georg Ebers.
- Strike, for I alone have done you wrong, this child of mine being but an instrument to my purpose. - "A Set of Rogues", Frank Barrett.
- But he might become a terrible instrument of punishment. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.