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CROTCHET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small tool or hooklike implement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):
hook (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A strange attitude or habit
Synonyms:
crotchet; oddity; queerness; quirk; quirkiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):
strangeness; unfamiliarity (unusualness as a consequence of not being well known)
Derivation:
crotchety (having a difficult and contrary disposition)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note
Synonyms:
crotchet; quarter note
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):
musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook
Synonyms:
crotchet; hook
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("crotchet" is a kind of...):
curve; curved shape (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crotchet"):
uncus ((biology) any hook-shaped process or part)
