Phrase Hound found 27 phrases and 4 compound words that contain pianos. The most common are listed below. Open pianos in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 27
- digital pianosplural of digital piano: A type of lightweight piano which reproduces the sound of a standard piano by electronic means. The keys are designed to feel like the keys of a real piano, and often to resemble them also.
- player pianosplural of player piano: An acoustic piano that is played automatically by mechanical means.
- steam pianosplural of steam piano: A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
- thumb pianosplural of thumb piano: Any type of lamellophone having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs; a mbira.
- barrel pianosplural of barrel piano: An early pianola or player piano.
- cabinet pianosplural of cabinet piano: A type of piano with vertically mounted strings.
- Chicago pianosplural of Chicago piano: The Thompson submachine gun.
- cottage pianosplural of cottage piano: A small upright piano.
- dumb pianosplural of dumb piano: A digitorium.
- electric pianosplural of electric piano: A type of lightweight piano with electronic pickups to amplify the sound. The strings, or string substitutes, are struck mechanically such that the action is similar to that of a normal piano.
- finger pianosplural of finger piano: Any type of lamellophone having a small sound box fitted with a row of tuned tabs that are plucked with the thumbs; a mbira.
- floor pianosplural of floor piano: A large, flat novelty electronic piano-style keyboard played by stepping on the keys.
- grand pianosplural of grand piano: A large piano in which the strings are strung horizontally in a heavy frame shaped like a harp.
- prepared pianosplural of prepared piano: A piano that has had its sound altered by placing objects (called preparations) on or between the strings.
- pyramid pianosplural of pyramid piano: A piano that has its strings slanting upward from left to right in a case that is shaped like a tall isosceles triangle.
- Rhodes pianosplural of Rhodes piano: An electric piano whose keys activate hammers that strike thin metal rods of varied length, connected to tonebars, which are then amplified via an electromagnetic pickup.
- square pianosplural of square piano: A piano with a horizontal frame and an oblong case.
- straight pianosplural of straight piano: A type of piano with vertically mounted strings.
- street pianosplural of street piano: A piano placed in a public area to encourage passers-by to stop and play.
- toy pianosplural of toy piano: A small piano-like musical instrument.
- upright pianosplural of upright piano: A type of piano with vertically mounted strings.
- virtual pianosplural of virtual piano: An online software application designed to simulate playing a piano (or other keyboard instrument) on a personal computer, mobile device or a tablet computer.
- giraffe pianosplural of giraffe piano: A piano that is built like a grand piano on its side with the small end at the top, often with a scroll at the top to suggest a giraffe's head;
- baby grand pianosplural of baby grand piano: A small grand piano.
- boudoir pianosplural of boudoir piano: A type of piano with vertically mounted strings.
Compound words 4
- fortepianosplural of fortepiano: A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
- melopianosplural of melopiano: A type of piano in which a system of hammers allows a note to be prolonged indefinitely
- Trupianosplural of Trupiano: A surname from Italian.
- autopianosplural of autopiano: player piano