A sharp, pointed instrument used for writing, marking, or engraving, A sharp, pointed tool used for cutting the jagged grooves that record sound on a phonograph record, In a phonograph, a pointed part which rests on the diaphragm and is moved by the vibrations induced in the latter by sound-waves. It is used to produce the record of sounds upon the phonographic cylinders, and also to reproduce the sounds thus recorded

The spiral track cut into a phonograph record for the stylus to follow, A pit or hole in the ground; specifically, in mining, a shaft or pit sunk into the earth, intransitive verb_ To cut a groove or grooves in, To take great pleasure or satisfaction; enjoy oneself, transitive verb_ To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow, verb_ To create, dance to, or enjoy rhythmic music, To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow