harp

/hˈɑɹp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
2. a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
3. a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole

verb

1. come back to
   “Don't dwell on the past”
2. play the harp
   “She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully”

Synonyms for harp

• harmonica
• mouth organ
• mouth harp
• dwell

Words that rhyme with harp

• sharp
• carp
• scarp
• tarp
• garp
• harpe
• karp
• scharp
• sharpe
• tharpe