Word Cadet

tune

Letters that make tune

e, n, t, u are letters that make 'tune'

Words within tune

tun, UN, NE, Ne are words within 'tune'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of tune

tuner, tuned, tunes are words created by adding a letter to 'tune'

tune is a 4 letter word ending with e
tune is a 4 letter word starting with t

5 possible definitions for 'tune'

Tune as "the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch"

Under this definition, tune is a noun and has the following properties:

tune as a type

'tune' can be a type of pitch.

Derivatives of tune

tune up, tune are derivatives of 'tune'.

Example of tune used within this context

"he cannot sing in tune", "the clarinet was out of tune"

Tune as "a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence"

Under this definition, tune is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

air, line, strain, melody, melodic phrase, melodic line have the same meaning as 'tune'

tune as a type

'tune' can be a type of music.

Types of tune

part, idea, signature, theme, voice, flourish, fanfare, tucket, glissando, roulade, leitmotiv, leitmotif, theme song, theme song, signature tune, melodic theme, musical theme are types of 'tune'.

Parts of tune

phrase, musical phrase are parts of 'tune'.

Derivatives of tune

melodize, melodise, melodious, melodic, musical, tuneful are derivatives of 'tune'.

Tune as "adjust for (better) functioning"

Under this definition, tune is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tune up has the same meaning as tune

tune as a type

'tune' can be a type of adjust, correct, set.

Types of tune

tune in, fine-tune, tweak, service are types of 'tune'.

Derivatives of tune

tuning, tune-up are derivatives of 'tune'.

Example of tune used within this context

"tune the engine"

Tune as "adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)"

Under this definition, tune is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tune up has the same meaning as tune

Antonyms

untune has the opposite meaning of tune

tune as a type

'tune' can be a type of adjust, correct, set.

Derivatives of tune

piano tuner, tune, tuner, tuning are derivatives of 'tune'.

Example of tune used within this context

"My piano needs to be tuned"

Tune as "the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency"

Under this definition, tune is a noun and has the following properties:

tune as a type

'tune' can be a type of alteration, modification, adjustment.