| tuneful |
full of melody or tune. [2 definitions] |
| tune in |
to adjust (a radio or television) so it receives signals from a certain station, or to select (a certain station or program) on a radio or television. [2 definitions] |
| tuneless |
unmusical; unmelodious. [2 definitions] |
| tune out |
(informal) to dissociate from or ignore one's situation. |
| tuner |
one who tunes musical instruments. [2 definitions] |
| tunesmith |
(informal) a composer of popular music. |
| tune-up |
a general adjustment to put all parts, as of an engine, in good working order. [2 definitions] |
| tune up |
to adjust (one or more musical instruments) to accurate or proper musical pitch. [2 definitions] |
| tung oil |
a fast-drying oil derived from the seeds of the tung tree and used in paints, varnishes, and the like. |
| tungsten |
a chemical element that has seventy-four protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a gray metal solid with an extremely high melting point, used esp. in heat-resistant alloys and to make filaments for high-powered electric lamps; wolfram. (symbol: W) |
| tungsten lamp |
an electric lamp with a tungsten filament or filaments that uses very low wattage. |
| tungsten steel |
an alloy of steel and tungsten, having great hardness and high resistance to heat. |
| tung tree |
any of several Asian trees whose seeds yield tung oil. |
| tunic |
a loose-fitting, knee-length outer garment, often without sleeves and sometimes belted, worn esp. by the ancient Greeks and Romans. [4 definitions] |
| tunicate |
any of several marine chordates, such as sea squirts, having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic. [3 definitions] |
| tuning fork |
a small two-pronged metal device that when struck produces a tone in perfect pitch, used to tune musical instruments, test hearing, and the like. |
| Tunis |
the seaport capital of Tunisia. [2 definitions] |
| Tunisia |
a North African country on the Mediterranean Sea east of Algeria. |
| tunnage |
tonnage. |
| tunnel |
an underground or underwater passageway, as for a railroad through a mountain or for a road under a river or city. [6 definitions] |
| tunnel disease |
see "aeroembolism." [2 definitions] |