calliope

Speech parts

1. calliope - Noun

2. Calliope - Proper noun

Meaning

The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.

One of the asteroids. See Solar.

A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.

A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

steam organ parnassus clio tethys fife poesy erato poetics thalia poetry organ pipe whistle projector siren
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Hypernyms

instrument musical instrument

Phrases with the word

calliope river bream calliope river salmon

Examples

Also a generalized circus theme was played with a calliope sound through part of the song. Source: Internet

And didn't anybody want to ask the calliope to call the tune. Source: Internet

At one point in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Free Samples", SpongeBob uses a calliope to lure potential customers to his free samples stand. Source: Internet

He is still in business today—the last commercial authentic steam calliope builder in the world. Source: Internet

In The Red Green Show episode "Out of the Woods", Red makes a calliope using a v8 engine and an assortment of old exhaust pipes. Source: Internet

I said to him, 'What we need is a calliope.' Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Callionymidae callionymoid Callionymus maculatus calliope river bream calliope river salmon Calliopean