Definition of tone

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Tone (n.) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of the octave; she has good high tones..

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Diker :: Diker (n.) One who builds stone walls; usually, one who builds them without lime..
Scapple :: Scapple (v. t.) To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry..
Salamstone :: Salamstone (n.) A kind of blue sapphire brought from Ceylon.
Stonechat :: Stonebuck (n.) See Steinbock.
Touchstone :: Touchstone (n.) Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a thing are tried.
Accord :: Accord (v. t.) Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord; as, the accord of tones..
Mesocaecum :: Mesocaecum (n.) The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum.
Lodestone :: Lodestone (n.) Same as Loadstone.
Gerund :: Gerund (n.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, Ic haebbe mete to etanne (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone..
Gurgle :: Gurgle (v. i.) To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as water from a bottle, or a small stream among pebbles or stones..
Air :: Air (n.) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria..
Curbstone :: Curbstone (n.) A stone /et along a margin as a and protection, as along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone..
Stonecray :: Stone-cold (a.) Cold as a stone.
Oxytone :: Oxytone (a.) Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable..
Petro- :: Petro- () A combining form from Gr. / a rock, / a stone; as, petrology, petroglyphic..
Lithotomy :: Lithotomy (n.) The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the bladder..
Stonesmickle :: Stonerunner (n.) The dotterel.
Apotome :: Apotome (n.) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
Slender :: Slender (superl.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i..
Springer :: Springer (n.) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer..
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