music box

Wound melody container

A music box is a small mechanical device that plays a tune when opened or wound.

A rotating cylinder or disk with protruding pins plucks the teeth of a metal comb, producing delicate, chiming notes.

Music boxes are often decorative keepsakes or children's treasures: She kept her grandmother's music box on the dresser.

mechanism

clockwork

Spring-driven gear system

  • cylinderCircular-based solid form
  • combToothed grooming implement
  • springRecoiling metal spiral

wind-up · gears · pin · drum · movement · escapement · crank · cam · lever · automaton

keepsake

heirloom

Inherited family treasure

treasure · gift · collectible · antique · ballerina · figurine · miniature · decorative · ornate · lacquered

melody

lullaby

Soothing song for babies

refrain · waltz · minuet · ditty · jingle · theme · serenade · plinking · crystalline · repetition

nostalgia

childhood

Life's earliest phase

yesteryear · reminisce · wistful · longing · bygone · old-fashioned · timeless · classic · retro · heirloom

Categories
Opposites
sound production mechanism

music boxsmartphone

Handheld connected computer

synthesizer · electronic keyboard · computer · radio · electric piano

musical flexibility

music boxstreaming service

Internet media delivery platform

jukebox · playlist · musical instrument · iPod · record player

cultural/aesthetic era

music boxsmart speaker

Audio device with AI

wireless earbuds · streaming device · Amazon Echo · Spotify · iPhone

Family

box, music, museum, musical, amusement, musician, musing, musically, muses

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G