bagatelle
Pinball table's ancestor
Bagatelle is something trivial or of little importance: We argued over bagatelles while the real problems went unaddressed.
The word also names a board game where balls are struck into scoring holes, similar to pinball.
In music, a bagatelle is a short, light composition—Beethoven's are the most famous.
Cue-and-ball table game
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cuesSignals prompting action
- ballsRound solid objects
- pocketsFabric compartments in clothing
pins · corkboard · plunger · scoring · parlor · arcade · pinball · bumpers
Keyed percussion instrument
- sonatinaDiminutive instrumental composition
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- opusNumbered artistic creation
- allegrettoModerately brisk tempo
salon · miniature · intermezzo · impromptu · drawing room · divertimento · capriccio · romantic
Small worthless ornament
- nothingNot any thing
- pittanceInsultingly small payment
- frivolityUnserious, lighthearted conduct
- knickknackSmall decorative object
gewgaw · bauble · nickel-and-dime · peanuts · small change · inconsequence · minutiae · technicality
billiards
Cue-and-ball table game
pockets · pins · corkboard · plunger · scoring · parlor · arcade · pinball · bumpers · obstacles
piano
Keyed percussion instrument
- sonatinaDiminutive instrumental composition
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- opusNumbered artistic creation
allegretto · salon · miniature · intermezzo · impromptu · drawing room · divertimento · capriccio · romantic · Sibelius
trinket
Small worthless ornament
knickknack · gewgaw · bauble · nickel-and-dime · peanuts · small change · inconsequence · minutiae · technicality · small potatoes
whimsy
Playful, capricious quality
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
- levityLack of seriousness
dalliance · flirtation · diversion · amusement · lark · trifling · idle · frolic · pastime · recreation
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- musical piecesaria, cantata, concerto, etude, fugue
- pub gamesdarts, snooker, skittles, dominoes, cribbage
- table gamesair hockey, billiards, bumper pool, eight ball, foosball
- Classical Pianopiano, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin
- piano piecesnocturne, etude, prelude, ballade, impromptu