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Tune

noun
/tjuːn/
Word Frequency: 8.8

Definitions

1.nounA melody.
2.nounA song, or short musical composition.
3.nounThe act of tuning or maintenance.
"Your engine needs a good tune."
4.nounThe state or condition of being correctly tuned.
"This piano is not in tune."
5.nounTemper; frame of mind.
6.nounA sound; a note; a tone.
7.nounOrder; harmony; concord.
8.verbTo adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
"to tune a piano or a violin"
9.verbTo adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
"Tune your mind, and anything becomes possible."
10.verbTo adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
"Tune to Channel 6 for all your favourite daytime shows."
11.verb(e.g. of senses or faculties) To adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
"My ears were tuned to the sounds of the forest."
12.verbTo make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
13.verbTo attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
14.verbTo give a certain tone or character to.
15.verbTo sing with melody or harmony.
16.verbTo cheek; to be impudent towards.
"Are you tuning me?"
17.interjectionUsed to show appreciation or approval of a song.
"You heard the new Rizzle Kicks song? — Tune!"

Synonyms

melodytune uplinestrainairmelodic linemelodic phrasesingingsongtoneattunedchanson

Rhymes With

croonlagoonpicayunegoonmooncommuneopportunehewn
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