tune

Definition

Examples

The musician hummed a cheerful tune while setting up the stage.

Word Family

Synonyms

• melodya succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• adjustalter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
• calibratemake fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

Collocations

• Easy catchy tune
  describing catchy tune (having concealed difficulty)
• Medium stay tuned for company updates
  to stay tuned for company updates, meaning to stay the same; remain in a certain state
• Hard fine-tune macroeconomic forecasting models
  to fine-tune macroeconomic forecasting models, meaning to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
• Very Hard sing a different tune when indicted
  to sing a different tune when indicted, meaning to deliver by singing