ivories

/ -vrɪz; ˈaɪvərɪz /

plural noun

1. the keys of a piano
2. another word for teeth
3. another word for dice

Example Sentences

She started moving her fingers around the ivories just to get a feel for the instrument, and her wife ran in saying, “Press record!”

From Los Angeles Times

Their lives and possessions — their ivories and porcelains, their prayer books and sketchbooks — map a century of forced migration, colonial expansion and absorption into high society.

From New York Times

David Foster tickled the ivories with a medley of his own greatest hits — including his Whitney Houston showstopper “I Have Nothing” from “The Bodyguard,” Oscar-nominated for best song in 1993.

From Los Angeles Times

Pianist Chloe Flower became a main character at the Globes for more than tickling the ivories throughout the night — for good and ill.

From Washington Post

But an executive at Atlantic Records had listened to it and replied with a directive: Silence the ivories.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• console
• manual
• piano