song
[noun]
Synonyms: ballad, air, anthem, carol, chant, chorus, ditty, hymn, number, psalm, tune

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Related Words: lyric, piece

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English Thesaurus: song, track, number, tune, melody, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

song S1 W2 /sɒŋ $ sɒːŋ/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: sang]

1. MUSIC WITH WORDS
a) [countable] a short piece of music with words that you sing:
We used to listen to pop songs on the radio.
They sat round with guitars, singing songs.
b) [uncountable] songs in general:
The bravery of past warriors was celebrated in song.

2. BIRDS [uncountable and countable] the musical sounds made by birds and some other animals such as whales:
the song of the lark

3. for a song very cheaply:
He bought the house for a song five years ago.

4. a song and dance (about something) informal
a) British English if you make a song and dance about something, you behave as if it was worse, more important, more difficult etc than it really is:
Suzy was there, making a song and dance about her aching feet.
b) American English an explanation or excuse that is too long and complicated:
She gave us a long song and dance about why she was late. ⇒ swansong

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

song
noun
I. piece of music with words
ADJ. beautiful, good, great, lovely | catchy | mournful, sad | country, folk, pop/popular, traditional a Hungarian folk song
bawdy, children's, drinking, love, patriotic, protest, religious After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices. a protest song written in the sixties
theme, title the theme song from ‘The Godfather’ the title song from the Beatles' album ‘Help!’
VERB + SONG compose, write | do, perform, play, sing They performed another two songs as encores. Sing us a song, Susanna!
record
SONG + NOUN writer (also songwriter) a singer-songwriter
contest
PREP. in (a/the) ~ Important historical events were commemorated in song.
~ about a song about love

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

song
II. act of singing
VERB + SONG break into, burst into He strummed a couple of chords on the guitar and they all burst into song.
PREP. in ~ He heard voices raised in song.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

song

sing a song
He started singing a little song.
play a song (=with singing and musical instruments)
The band played a lot of their old songs.
perform a song (=in public)
He doesn’t like performing his songs live.
write/compose a song
Do they write their own songs?
record a song (=onto a CD so that it can be sold)
The song was first recorded in 1982.
good/great
That’s a great song!
new
Are any of the songs on the album new?
old
People always want to hear their old songs.
a pop/folk song
I love all those '60s pop songs.
a popular song (=used mainly of songs written before the 1960s)
a popular song from the 1930s
a love song
He is releasing an album of love songs for Valentine’s Day.
a protest song
They were singing old protest songs from the 1960s.
a Beatles/REM etc song
Can you play any Beatles songs?
burst/break into song (=start singing)
The crowd spontaneously burst into song.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

song a short piece of music with words that you sing:
We sang songs around the campfire.
The song was written by John Lennon.
track one of the songs on a CD or record:
Track three is my favourite one.
number a song that forms part of a performance of several songs:
The show was brilliant, from the opening number to the end.
tune the notes in a song, without the words:
I recognize the tune, but I can’t remember what it’s called.
melody the main series of notes in a piece of music that has several parts which are played together:
The song has a simple melody and beautiful lyrics.
verse a set of sentences that make up one part of a song:
She sang the first verse of ‘Amazing Grace’.
chorus a set of sentences in a song that is repeated after each verse:
Most of the kids were able to join in the chorus.
national anthem the official song of a country, which is sung or played on public occasions:
Before the match, everyone stood up to sing the national anthem.
hymn /hɪm/ a religious song that is sung in a church:
What hymns did you choose for your wedding?
At funerals people often sing the hymn ‘Abide with Me’.
carol a traditional Christmas song:
We went around the houses, singing carols.
folk song a traditional song from a particular area:
an old Mexican folk song
ballad a long folk song which tells a story:
a traditional ballad about a man who is dreaming of his home in Ireland
lullaby a slow quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep:
She sat by the child’s bed, softly singing a lullaby.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

song
sɔŋ
See: for a song

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