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(n)
The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
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(music) An interval equal to two half steps; a whole tone.
The quality, manner, or way someone speaks.
A symbol or annotation.
The action of looking; an attempt to see.
(chiefly US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.
Emotion; impression.
(v)
(transitive, intransitive) To firm and strengthen the muscles of the body by regular exercise.
(uncountable) Level of excellence.
The soul of a person or other creature.
(transitive) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; to increase the strength of; to fortify.
A slight coloring.
(biology) tonicity; tone
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
(pharmacy) A medicine consisting of one or more substances dissolved in ethanol or some other solvent.
The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
(uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
(sciences) The ability of nonpenetrable solutes in a solution to exert an osmotic pressure upon a membrane
(uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood.
(N)
In music, notes are distinct and isolatable sounds that act as the most basic building blocks for nearly all of music.
In psychoacoustics, a pure tone is a sound with a sinusoidal waveform; that is, a sine wave of constant frequency, phase-shift, and amplitude.
A melody.
(adj)
Of or relating to tones or tonality.
A speech that sets the main theme of a conference or other gathering; a keynote speech or keynote address.
(music) A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona.
(uncountable) Sound, or a sound signal.
(uncountable) The quality of being resonant.
A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
Model, example.
(countable) A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication.
Senses relating to a thin, pointed object.
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
(figurative) Disposition or state of mind.
(advertising) A catchphrase associated with a product or service being advertised.
One's opinion or point of view.
A sign made to give notice of some occurrence, command, or danger, or to indicate the start of a concerted action.
A customizable tone used to indicate an incoming call on a telephone, especially a mobile phone.
Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
A mental or emotional state, composure.
A fad or fashion style.
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
(telecommunications) A wireless telecommunications device that receives text or voice messages.
The act by which a number is dialed.
(countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
(British, Canada) Alternative spelling of coloring. [An act or process which applies color.]
A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
A sensation perceived by the ear caused by the vibration of air or some other medium.
A pager (wireless telecommunication device).
(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
A short, electronically produced tone.
An instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.
A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
Satisfaction, contentment; pleasure.
(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
An act or process which applies color.
The act or art of coloring.
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
(bodybuilding) The degree to which the muscles in a body part are developed.
A slope; an incline, inclination.
(heading) To do with a place or places.
A small piece of paper, with a design and a face value, used to prepay postage or other dues such as tax or licence fees.
Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
British standard spelling of flavor.
A personal slogan.
(chiefly outside US) A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun, particularly:
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
(anatomy) A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
(uncountable) A liquid made from plant, especially fruit.
A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
Any of the statuettes awarded by the American Theatre Wing.
a possessive form of the pronoun you
a technique used to enhance contrast in samples, generally at the microscopic level.
(local dialect ) a traditional district in northwestern Jutland, Denmark.
Tonnes and Tønnes are Danish diminutive forms of the name Antonius.
a Norwegian corporation that administers copyrights for music in Norway.
(countable) An object designed to open and close a lock.
A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.
(music) The system of seven tones built on a tonic key; the 24 major and minor scales.