Noun

• S: (n) instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose) "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• S: (n) instrument, tool (the means whereby some act is accomplished) "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease"
• S: (n) instrument, pawn, cat's-paw (a person used by another to gain an end)
• S: (n) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
• S: (n) instrumental role, instrument (the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process)
• S: (n) musical instrument, instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)

Verb

• S: (v) instrument (equip with instruments for measuring, recording, or controlling)
• S: (v) instrument, instrumentate (write an instrumental score for)
• S: (v) instrument (address a legal document to)