Sunday, August 17, 2008

Accordion

  • The hybrid offspring of an organ and a pair of bellows, sounding like a harmonica with a pituitary problem; the happy scourge of ethnic weddings.
  • Two or more parallel folds which open like an accordion. Against the grain - At 90 degrees to the paper grain direction.
  • A portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
  • In a graphical user interface, an accordion is an expanded view (by window or thumbnail) of a selected item inside of a list of items. The term stems from the musical accordion in which sections of the bellows can be expanded by pulling outward.
  • Accordion is a solitaire game using one deck of playing cards. The object is to compress the entire deck into one pile like an accordion.
  • A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are generated by play of the wind from a squeezed bellows upon free metallic reeds.

Accordingly

  • consequently: (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; "consequently, he didn't do it".
  • in accordance with; "she acted accordingly"
  • Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner conformable; In natural sequence; consequently.

According

  • (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with; "according to instructions"
  • (followed by `to') as reported or stated by; "according to historians"
  • Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious; Accordingly; correspondingly

Accordance

  • the act of granting rights; "the accordance to Canada of rights of access"
  • Agreement; harmony; conformity
  • with the late payments of commercial debts act.

Accord

  • agreement: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the two parties were in agreement"
  • concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your proposal"
  • harmonize: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded"
  • treaty: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  • sympathetic compatibility
  • allow to have; "grant a privilege"
  • Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent; Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord; Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as, the accord of light and shade in painting; Voluntary or spontaneous motion.
  • A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.
  • Agreement, required of Masons to attain true Brotherhood.

Accomplished

  • highly skilled; "an accomplished pianist"; "a complete musician"
  • successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him"
  • settled securely and unconditionally; "that smoking causes health problems is an accomplished fact"
  • Completed; effected; established; as, an accomplished fact; Complete in acquirements as the result usually of training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished scholar.

Accomplishment

  • the action of accomplishing something
  • skill: an ability that has been acquired by training
  • The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc; That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment.

Accomplish

  • carry through: put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
  • achieve: to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"
  • To finish successfully; To complete, as time or distance; To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise; To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Accompaniment

  • an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
  • a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
  • complement: something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
  • In music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner as well as the music thus played.
  • That which gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
  • The act of accompanying or supporting a community or individual in order to protect them.
  • music that supports and goes with the major performer(s)
  • Accompaniment is a process of discerning the vocation in life to which God is calling a person. It brings a person to a free choice of saying yes or no to a vocation to which they have experienced a sense of being called by God.
  • The part of a piece of music or section of an instrument that plays a subordinate part to the more prominent melody and countermelody sections.
  • Musical part or parts with a supporting role.
  • the subordinate music that supports the principal voice or instrument in a piece of music.
  • An accompaniment is an additional part for a performer of any kind that is less important than another, which it serves to support and enhance.
  • a part or parts, usually instrumental, providing support for a main melody, often a song
  • All the parts of the music that are not melody are part of the accompaniment. This includes rhythmic parts, harmonies, the bass line, and chords.
  • instrumental music or singing forming an accompaniment to the main performer of a piece of popular music or jazz
  • secondary musical material, supports more important material
  • Music that accompanies or supports singers or instruments having a leading role.
  • The vocal or instrumental 'backing' given to a melody.
  • the musical background for a principal part or parts
  • The ‘backing’. An additional part(s), usually instrumental, that adds support to the main melody .

Accomplice

  • a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)
  • At law, an accomplice is a person who actively participates in the commission of a crime, even though they take no part in the actual criminal offence.
  • A cooperator; An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory
  • A person who, knowingly, assists the primary perpetrator in a crime.
  • In fraud, a partner to the fraud scheme.