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tun
noun
1 a large cask for holding liquid, eg ale, beer or wine.
2 hist the amount that this kind of cask holds, usually thought of as 216 imperial gallons or 252 old wine-gallons, used as a measure for liquids.
verb (tunned , tunning ) to put or store (liquid, eg ale, beer or wine) in a tun.
[Anglo-Saxon tunne ]
noun
1 a large cask for holding liquid, eg ale, beer or wine.
2 hist the amount that this kind of cask holds, usually thought of as 216 imperial gallons or 252 old wine-gallons, used as a measure for liquids.
verb (tunned , tunning ) to put or store (liquid, eg ale, beer or wine) in a tun.
[Anglo-Saxon tunne ]
tuna1
noun (tuna or tunas ) (in full tuna fish)
1 any of several large marine fish that live in warm and tropical seas and are related to the mackerel.
2 the flesh of this fish. Also ( Brit) called tunny.
[19c]
noun (tuna or tunas ) (in full tuna fish)
1 any of several large marine fish that live in warm and tropical seas and are related to the mackerel.
2 the flesh of this fish. Also ( Brit) called tunny.
[19c]
tuna2
noun (tunas )
1 any of various types of prickly pear that are taller and more tree-like than most other varieties and which originate from Central America and the West Indies.
2 the fruit of this plant.
[16c: thought to be a Haitian word that has passed through Spanish and into English]
noun (tunas )
1 any of various types of prickly pear that are taller and more tree-like than most other varieties and which originate from Central America and the West Indies.
2 the fruit of this plant.
[16c: thought to be a Haitian word that has passed through Spanish and into English]
tundra
noun (tundras ) geog any of the vast relatively flat treeless zones that lie to the south of the polar ice cap in America and Eurasia where the subsoil is permanently frozen.
[19c: the Lapp name for this kind of region]
noun (tundras ) geog any of the vast relatively flat treeless zones that lie to the south of the polar ice cap in America and Eurasia where the subsoil is permanently frozen.
[19c: the Lapp name for this kind of region]
tune
noun
1 a pleasing succession of musical notes; a melody.
2 the correct, or a standard, musical pitch.
verb (tuned , tuning )
1 tr & intr (also tune up) to adjust (a musical instrument or instruments, their keys or strings, etc) to the correct or a standard pitch.
2 a to adjust (a radio, TV, video recorder, etc) so that it can pick up signals from a specified frequency, station, etc;
b intr (usu tune in) to have a radio adjusted to receive a specified signal, station, programme, etc tuning in to the test match .
3 to adjust (an engine, machine, etc) so that it runs properly and efficiently. See also fine-tune.
[14c: a variant of tone]
tunable or tuneable adjective .
tuning noun .
call the tune colloq to be in charge.
change one's tune to change one's attitude, opinions, approach or way of talking.
in tune
1 said of a voice or musical instrument: having or producing the correct or a required pitch sing in tune .
2 having the same pitch as other instruments or voices The two guitars are not in tune .
in tune with someone or something being aware of and able to relate to them or it in tune with public opinion .
out of tune
1 not having or producing the correct or a required pitch.
2 not having the same pitch as other instruments or voices.
out of tune with someone or something not being aware of and able to relate to them or it completely out of tune with the latest technology .
to the tune of colloq to the (considerable) sum or total of had to shell out to the tune of 500 quid for the car repairs .
noun
1 a pleasing succession of musical notes; a melody.
2 the correct, or a standard, musical pitch.
verb (tuned , tuning )
1 tr & intr (also tune up) to adjust (a musical instrument or instruments, their keys or strings, etc) to the correct or a standard pitch.
2 a to adjust (a radio, TV, video recorder, etc) so that it can pick up signals from a specified frequency, station, etc;
b intr (usu tune in) to have a radio adjusted to receive a specified signal, station, programme, etc tuning in to the test match .
3 to adjust (an engine, machine, etc) so that it runs properly and efficiently. See also fine-tune.
[14c: a variant of tone]
tunable or tuneable adjective .
tuning noun .
call the tune colloq to be in charge.
change one's tune to change one's attitude, opinions, approach or way of talking.
in tune
1 said of a voice or musical instrument: having or producing the correct or a required pitch sing in tune .
2 having the same pitch as other instruments or voices The two guitars are not in tune .
in tune with someone or something being aware of and able to relate to them or it in tune with public opinion .
out of tune
1 not having or producing the correct or a required pitch.
2 not having the same pitch as other instruments or voices.
out of tune with someone or something not being aware of and able to relate to them or it completely out of tune with the latest technology .
to the tune of colloq to the (considerable) sum or total of had to shell out to the tune of 500 quid for the car repairs .
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