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Tunes

/tjuːns/

A melody.

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📖 Definitions of "Tunes"

noun

1
A melody.
2
A song, or short musical composition.
3
The act of tuning or maintenance.
"Your engine needs a good tune."
4
The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
"This piano is not in tune."

verb

1
To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
"to tune a piano or a violin"
2
To adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
"Tune your mind, and anything becomes possible."
3
To 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."
4
(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."

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tunes"

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Word	Definition
melodynoun	A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.
tune upverb	(transitive) To make adjustments (to an engine or bicycle drivetrain) in order to improve its performance.
linenoun	A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
strainnoun	(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
airnoun	(uncountable) The substance constituting Earth's atmosphere: a gaseous mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and various trace gases.
melodic linenoun	melody
melodic phrasenoun	a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
adjustsverb	(transitive) To modify.
airsnoun	Affected manners intended to impress others.
anthemsnoun	(informal) A very popular song or track.
augmentsverb	(transitive) To increase; to make larger or supplement.
bitsnoun	(MLE) Neighbourhood; hood; manor; ends.
bucksnoun	A surname from German.
chansonsnoun	Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song.
chunksnoun	A large or substantial portion of something.
enhancesverb	To augment or make something greater.
folksongsnoun	Alternative spelling of folk song. [(music) A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.]
hymnsnoun	the first solo studio album by Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover.
lumpsnoun	(informal) A beating or verbal abuse.
melodiesnoun	A sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase.