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Trombone vs Paperclip - What's the difference?

trombone | paperclip |

As nouns the difference between trombone and paperclip

is that trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭) while paperclip is an alternative spelling of paper clip.

As a verb paperclip is

to fasten with a paper clip.

trombone

English

(wikipedia trombone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B?? (contra B?).
    • Jim plays the trombone very well.
    This trombone is very expensive.
  • The common European bittern.

    • Derived terms

    * alto trombone * tenor trombone * bass trombone * slide trombone * valve trombone * tromboning * trombonist ----

    paperclip

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To fasten with a paper clip.