guitar

[US]/gɪ'tɑː/
[UK]/ɡɪ'tɑr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a musical instrument with six strings, commonly known as a guitar

Phrases & Collocations

play the guitar

acoustic guitar

electric guitar

guitar solo

guitar player

classical guitar

bass guitar

air guitar

steel guitar

Example Sentences

a brilliant guitar riff.

she sang to a guitar accompaniment.

Nirvana's dirty guitar sound.

a guitar string retainer.

The guitar plugs into this amplifier.

replica guitar with aged finish.

his gutbucket guitar solos.

they were recording a guitar recital.

guitar strings kept snapping.

an acoustic guitar; an acoustic bass.

He plays the guitar in the town band.

an instrument made by a woman guitar maker in Canada

the sound of a twelve-string guitar just blew my mind.

Real-world Examples

She loves singing and playing the guitar.

Source: Recite for the King Volume 2 (All 70 Lessons)

Really? Not even when you heard an acoustic guitar?

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 4

My sister plays the guitar very well.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

You can play the guitar in the park.

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 7 (Lower)

Just piano, guitar, trumpet, drums and bass.

Source: The Simpsons Movie

Maybe we can imagine the android playing the guitar on stage.

Source: Listening Digest

And then you play the bass guitar?

Source: American English dialogue

I am trying to play the guitar.

Source: Wow English

He is good at playing the guitar with only one string.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

The android is adroit at playing the guitar.

Source: Listening Digest

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