tones
Definitions
Noun
- The quality of a person's voice
- (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
- (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
- The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
- A steady sound without overtones
- The elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
- A musical interval of two semitones
- The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
Verb
- Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
- Vary the pitch of one's speech
- Change the color or tone of
- Change to a color image
- Give a healthy elasticity to
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "tones".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tones | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | stones | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | overtones | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | cantonese | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | cobblestones | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | gallstones | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | headstones | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | madstones | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | milestones | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | rhinestones | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | tombstones | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | baritones | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | cherrystones | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | cornerstones | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | flagstones | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | flintstones | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | gemstones | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | gladstones | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | gravestones | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | hailstones | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | halftones | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | intones | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | keystones | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | limestones | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | moonstones | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | stones' | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | stonesifer | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | stonestreet | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | undertones | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "tones".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | towns | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | turns | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | tons | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | town's | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | stones | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | stains | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | tunes | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | teens | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | stein's | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | stearns | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | stone's | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | tines | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | attains | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | sterns | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | tens | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | eaton's | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | eighteen's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | eighteens | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | itunes | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | otten's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | ottens | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | staines | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | stan's | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | steines | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | stenz | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | stern's | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | stiens | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | stines | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | stones' | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | stuns | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | tans | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | ten's | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | tern | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | ternes | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | terns | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | tins | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | tonnes | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | townes | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | tynes | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "tones".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "tones" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "tones" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "tones" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 15
Fragments: 29
Sound Alikes: 39
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 15
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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