Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: tune – turn
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tune (-s), n. [OFr ton, < L. tonus, stretching quality of sound, tone in painting; see tone, n.]
- Line; strain; musical message; [fig.] style; kind of expression; way of communicating; manner of being.
- Murmur; babble; sound of water.
- Melody; series of musical notes; non-verbal part of a song; series of notes for voice or instrument.
- Harmony; union of two parts of a song.
- Canticle; hymn; song of praise; prayer set to music; [fig.] poem; lyric verse.
- Birdsong; music of nature.
- Sound; rustle; pleasant noise; [fig.] zephyr; musical sound; [word play] air, as a breeze or wind current, and air, as a piece of music.
- Buzz; insect noise.
- Song; ballad.
- Celebration; musical expression.
- Pulse; rhythmic sound; martial music; pattern of beats.
- Dirge; sound of lamentation.
- Rumble; ominous sound.
- Literary talent; poetic gift.
tune (tuning), v. [see tune, n.]
Sharpen; prepare for performance.
Tunis, proper n. [poss. related to Phoenician goddess Tanith; poss. related to Berber word, 'small cape'.]
Capital of Tunisia; city in northern Africa; [allusion] kingdom of Queen Claribel in Shakespeare's The Tempest (2.1.246-248): “She that is the queen of Tunis; she that dwells / Ten leagues beyond man's life; she that from Naples / Can have no note, unless the sun were post.”
tunnel, n. [OFr. tonel, ton, cask.]
Burrow; underground horizontal chamber; [fig.] tomb; burial place.
tunnel, v. [see tunnel, n.]
Dig; burrow; make a channel; [fig.] toil; work; labor.
turbaned, adj. [Pers. dulband, tulip; same root as “tulip.”]
Wearing a fez; having a colorful wrapped headdress; [fig.] surrounded with tulips; bordered with fields of colorful flowers.
turbid, adj. [L. 'full of confusion or disorder' < turba, crowd, disturbance.]
Dark; cloudy; murky; disturbed; troubled; perplexed.
turbulent, adj. [L. 'full of disturbance or commotion' < turba, crowd.]
Tumultuous; unruly; restless; troubled; uneasy; boisterous; disorderly.
Turk, proper n. [L. < Gk < Persian turk, strong, powerful + iye, owner, Turk's land.]
Ottoman; inhabitant of Anatolia; native of Turkey; person who uses cushions instead of chairs; [fig.] exotic person; colorful personality; (see ED letters).
turn (-s), n. [see turn, v.]
- Detour; digression; roundabout way; winding path; meandering course; bend in the road; [fig.] disappointment; setback; letdown; reversal.
- Attempt; try; assay; opportunity to succeed.
- Time; appointment; chosen time; designated moment.
- Chance; opportunity; luck; good fortune.
- Change of direction.
- Outpost; lookout; military position; place for retreat; [fig.] loss; death.
- Fate; destiny; portion; circumference; misfortune; lot in life; part to play.