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tone |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tone Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tone Entailment of verb tone Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tone 3 senses of tone Sense 1 tone => discolor, discolour, colour, color Sense 2 tone => color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in Sense 3 tone, tone up strengthen => exercise, work out Familiarity of verb tone tone used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tone Sense 1 tone => discolor, discolour, colour, color -------------- Sense 2 tone => color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in colour in -------------- Sense 3 tone, tone up strengthen => exercise, work out -------------- Grep of noun tone abrading stone acetone aldactone barbitone baritone barytone bilestone black turnstone bladder stone blarney stone bloodstone blue stone bluestone breakstone brimstone brownstone capstone cherry stone cherrystone chest tone china stone cinnamon stone claystone clingstone cobblestone copestone coping stone cornerstone curbstone david livingstone dimethyl ketone dripstone edward durell stone emery stone fieldstone fire and brimstone firestone flagstone flintstone flowering stone foundation stone freestone gallstone gemstone gladstone goldstone gravestone grindstone gritstone hailstone halftone harlan fiske stone head tone headstone hearthstone histone holystone hornstone hydrocortone i. f. stone isidor feinstein stone jadestone kerbstone ketone keystone kidney stone leading tone limestone living stone livingstone loadstone lodestone lucy stone marlstone mearstone meerestone merestone methyl ethyl ketone mifepristone milestone millstone monotone moonstone muscle tone nabumetone oilstone oliver stone overtone oxytone paroxytone passing tone paving stone peptone phenobarbitone philosopher's stone pitchstone precious stone proparoxytone pudding stone pumice stone pure tone quartertone rhinestone rosetta stone ruddy turnstone sandstone semitone siltstone sir charles wheatstone soapstone spironolactone stepping stone sticks and stone stone sunstone tombstone tone tone-beginning tone arm tone deafness tone ending tone language tone of voice tone poem tone system tonegawa susumu toner touchstone turnstone twelve-tone music undertone wheatstone whetstone whole tone william ewart gladstone william gladstone yellowstone Overview of noun tone The noun tone has 10 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (24) tone, tone of voice -- (the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice") 2. (22) tone -- ((linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones") 3. (11) timbre, timber, quality, tone -- (the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet") 4. (5) spirit, tone, feel feeling, flavor, flavour, look smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason") 5. (2) shade, tint, tincture, tone -- (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted") 6. (1) note, musical note, tone -- (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long") 7. (1) tone, pure tone -- (a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies") 8. tonicity, tonus, tone -- (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity") 9. tone, whole tone, step, whole step -- (a musical interval of two semitones) 10. tone -- (the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome") Overview of verb tone The verb tone has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tone -- (change the color or tone of) 2. tone -- (change to a color image; of photography) 3. tone, tone up strengthen -- (give a healthy elasticity to "Let's tone our muscles") Grep of adj tone baritone carved in stone cobblestone monotone mosstone set in stone stone tone-deaf toned toned down toneless Overview of noun tone The noun tone has 10 senses (first 7 from tagged texts) 1. (24) tone, tone of voice -- (the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice") 2. (22) tone -- ((linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones") 3. (11) timbre, timber, quality, tone -- (the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet") 4. (5) spirit, tone, feel feeling, flavor, flavour, look smell -- (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason") 5. (2) shade, tint, tincture, tone -- (a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted") 6. (1) note, musical note, tone -- (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long") 7. (1) tone, pure tone -- (a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies") 8. tonicity, tonus, tone -- (the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc that facilitate response to stimuli; "the doctor tested my tonicity") 9. tone, whole tone, step, whole step -- (a musical interval of two semitones) 10. tone -- (the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author; "the general tone of articles appearing in the newspapers is that the government should withdraw"; "from the tone of her behavior I gathered that I had outstayed my welcome") Overview of verb tone The verb tone has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tone -- (change the color or tone of) 2. tone -- (change to a color image; of photography) 3. tone, tone up strengthen -- (give a healthy elasticity to "Let's tone our muscles")
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