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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | melody, harmony |
| Synonyms: | air, aria, carol, chorus, composition, concert, consonance, descant, diapason, ditty, harmony, jingle, lay, measure, melodia, motif, number, piece, song, strain, theme, warble |
| Antonyms: | silence |
| Main Entry: | tune/tune up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into harmony |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adapt, adjust, attune, conform, coordinate, dial, fix, harmonize, integrate, modulate, pitch, proportion, reconcile, regulate, set, string, tighten |
| Antonyms: | break, destroy, harm, hurt |
| Main Entry: | accommodate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make, become suitable for something |
| Synonyms: | accord, accustom, adapt, adjust, agree, attune, bend over backwards, comply, compose, conform, coordinate, correspond, don't make waves, don't rock the boat, fit, go by the book, go with the flow, harmonize, integrate, make consistent, modify, play the game, proportion, reconcile, settle, shape up, suit, tailor, tailor-make, tune |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, unsuit |
Example Sentences
- Middle-aged men do lose the ability to hear higher registers, and they may tune out high-pitched or breathy voices.
- His agent demanded the usual terms, which included signing over half the rights to the tune itself.
- Year-old infants tune in to the musical rhythms of their culture, scientists say.
| Main Entry: | adjust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become or make prepared, adapted |
| Synonyms: | acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, alter, arrange, compose, conform, dispose, do as Romans do, doctor*, fiddle with, fine-tune, fit, fix, fix up, get act together, get it together, grin and bear it, habituate, harmonize, make conform, modify, order, quadrate, reconcile, rectify, redress, regulate, remodel, settle, suit, swim with the tide, tailor, tailor-make, tune |
| Antonyms: | confuse, derange, disarrange, disorder, disorganize, upset |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attune |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust |
| Synonyms: | acclimatize, accommodate, accord, accustom, adapt, balance, compensate, conform, coordinate, counterbalance, familiarize, harmonize, integrate, make agree, proportion, reconcile, regulate, tune |
| Main Entry: | chant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chorus of song |
| Synonyms: | carol, croon, hymn, incantation, intonation, lilt, mantra, melody, psalm, shout, singing, song, trill, tune, warble |
| Main Entry: | chant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sing simple song or song part |
| Synonyms: | cantillate, carol, chorus, croon, descant, doxologize, drone, intone, recite, shout, tune, vocalize, warble |
| Main Entry: | chorus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refrain |
| Synonyms: | bob, burden, chorale, main section, melody, motif, music, recurrent verse, response, ritornelle, song, strain, theme, tune, undersong |
| Main Entry: | chorus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
| Synonyms: | accord, concert, concord, consonance, harmony, tune, unison |
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