ivories
Tickled musical keys
Ivories is informal for piano keys, from the days when they were made of ivory: She sat down and tickled the ivories.
The term extends to teeth, dice, and billiard balls—all traditionally ivory-colored or once made from actual ivory.
The singular ivory refers to the hard white material from elephant tusks.
Tusked gray giant
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- mastodonExtinct elephantine Pleistocene mammal
- walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
- narwhalSpiral-tusked Arctic whale
poaching · carving · scrimshaw · trade · smuggling · CITES · conservation · endangered
Pleased facial expression
- denturesRemovable artificial teeth
- grinBroad, toothy smile
- chompersSlang for teeth
- pearly whitesSlang for teeth
dental · gleaming · flash · dazzling · sparkling · straight · white · mouth
elephant
Tusked gray giant
- mammothExtinct elephant with curved tusks
- mastodonExtinct elephantine Pleistocene mammal
- walrusTusked Arctic marine mammal
narwhal · poaching · carving · scrimshaw · trade · smuggling · CITES · conservation · endangered · trinket
smile
Pleased facial expression
pearly whites · dental · gleaming · flash · dazzling · sparkling · straight · white · mouth · bite
keyboard
Array of input keys
- keysLock-operating instruments
- SteinwayLegendary piano manufacturer
- YamahaJapanese conglomerate, diverse products
grand · upright · pedal · harpsichord · clavier · fortepiano · tickle · pianist · ragtime · jazz
balls
Round solid objects
table · rack · break · pocket · cushion · baize · eight-ball · nine-ball · carom · click
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- ancient artifactsjade mask, Viking sword, bronze sculptures, antiquities, Roman coin
- Piano Barpianist, grand piano, baby grand, upright piano, keys
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals
- ancient artsculpture, sculptures, pottery, mosaics, murals
- antiques worldantiques, porcelain, silverware, furniture, clocks
- tickle the ivoriesPlay piano casually