Phrase Hound found 63 phrases and 41 compound words that contain tune. The most common are listed below. Open tune in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 63
- fine-tuneTo make small adjustments to (something) until it is optimal.
- tune upTo make adjustments (to an engine or bicycle drivetrain) in order to improve its performance.
- out of tuneNot in the correct musical pitch.
- calling the tunepresent participle and gerund of call the tune
- call the tuneSynonym of call the shots: To make the decisions; to be in charge; to give orders.
- called the tunesimple past and past participle of call the tune
- calls the tunethird-person singular simple present indicative of call the tune: To make the decisions; to be in charge; to give orders.
- carry a tuneTo produce music, especially to sing, with accurate relative pitch.
- show tuneA popular song originally written as part of the score of a stage musical.
- tune outTo stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.
- auto-tuneAn audio processor that corrects the pitch of a recorded track, also used to distort vocals in electronic music.
- carried a tunesimple past and past participle of carry a tune
- carries a tunethird-person singular simple present indicative of carry a tune: To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate relative pitch.
- carrying a tunepresent participle of carry a tune: To produce music, especially to sing, with accurate relative pitch.
- folk tuneAlternative form of folktune: A folk song, not including any words.
- pop tuneA pop song.
- signature tuneThe tune that opens and/or closes a radio or television programme.
- theme tuneSynonym of theme song: A song which accompanies a television or radio program, usually as an intro or outro.
- dance to someone's tuneTo do what someone demands or expects, do as told, defer to someone's wishes or demands, do someone's bidding.
- change of tunean alteration of one's approach, viewpoint, or attitude
- changes of tuneplural of change of tune: an alteration of one's approach, viewpoint, or attitude
- who pays the piper calls the tuneThe individual or entity providing financial resources or sponsorship for an endeavor retains the authority to dictate its execution, direction, or outcome.
- sing a different tuneTo hold a different opinion or appreciation (about something); to possess a new, changed, or regenerated mindset, usually for the better.
- crooked tuneA folk song with a deviant number of beats.
- dance to a different tuneAlternative form of dance to a new tune: To significantly change one's opinion, attitude, or behavior.
Compound words 41
- tunefulHaving or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or melodious
- tuneableAlternative spelling of tunable: Harmonious, melodic, tuneful.
- untuneTo cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- tunesmithA composer of tunes.
- chiptuneA piece of computer music in which the sounds are generated and mixed in realtime, common before the advent of mass storage for prerecorded sound.
- distuneTo put (something) out of tune.
- tunebookA book of tunes; a songbook.
- microtuneTo tune (a note or an instrument) with microtonal accuracy.
- tunesomeMarked, or characterised by tunes; melodic; musical; singing
- downtuneTo tune (a musical instrument) to a lower pitch.