instruments
nounUK /ˈɪnstrəmənts/
US /ˈɪnstrəmənts/
Things you use to make music, like a drum or a piano.
She plays three instruments in the school band.
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2. Tools used for doing careful work, like a doctor's tools.
The doctor cleaned her instruments before the checkup.
3. Things used to measure or control something, like on a plane.
The pilot checked the instruments before takeoff.
4. Ways of getting something done or making something happen.
Kindness and patience were the instruments of change in the classroom.