song : Idioms & Phrases
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- banquet song
- cover song
- drinking song
- Folk song
- for a song
- love song
- love-song
- Old song
- Part song
- Plain song
- prayer of azariah and song of the three children
- religious song
- siren song
- song and dance
- Song bird
- song dynasty
- song of solomon
- song of songs
- Song sparrow
- Song thrush
- swan song
- theme song
- torch song
- War song
- work song
banquet song
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noun a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
scolion.
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cover song
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noun a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else
cover; cover version.
- they made a cover of a Beatles' song
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drinking song
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noun a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
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Folk song
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noun a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
folk ballad; folksong.
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- one of a class of songs long popular with the common people.
Webster 1913
for a song
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adverb for a relatively small amount of money
for a bargain price; at a low price.
- we bought the house for a song
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love song
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noun a song about love or expressing love for another person
love song.
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love-song
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noun a song about love or expressing love for another person
love song.
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Old song
- a trifle; nothing of value. "I do not intend to be thus put off with an old song." Dr. H. More.
Webster 1913
Part song
- a song in two or more (commonly four) distinct vocal parts. "A part song differs from a madrigal in its exclusion of contrapuntual devices; from a glee, in its being sung by many voices, instead of by one only, to each part." Stainer & Barrett.
Webster 1913
Plain song
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(a) The Gregorian chant, orcanto fermo ; the prescribed melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison, in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond the compass of an octave .(b) A simple melody.
Webster 1913
prayer of azariah and song of the three children
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noun an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
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religious song
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noun religious music for singing
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siren song
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noun the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous
siren call.
- he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness
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song and dance
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noun theatrical performance combining singing and dancing
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noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
fairytale; cock-and-bull story; fairy tale; fairy story.
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Song bird
(Zoöl.) , any singing bird; one of the Oscines.
Webster 1913
song dynasty
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noun the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
Sung dynasty; Sung; Song.
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song of solomon
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noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
Canticles; Song of Solomon; Canticle of Canticles.
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song of songs
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noun an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
Canticles; Song of Solomon; Canticle of Canticles.
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Song sparrow
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noun small songbird common in North America
Melospiza melodia.
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(Zoöl.) , a very common North American sparrow (Melospiza fasciata , orM. melodia ) noted for the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in the center.
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Song thrush
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noun common Old World thrush noted for its song
mavis; Turdus philomelos; throstle.
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(Zoöl.) , a common European thrush (Turdus musicus ), noted for its melodius song; called alsomavis ,throsite , andthrasher .
Webster 1913
swan song
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noun a final performance or effort (especially before retirement)
last hurrah.
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theme song
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noun a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
signature tune; signature.
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noun a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
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torch song
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noun a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
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War song
- a song of or pertaining to war; especially, among the American Indians, a song at the war dance, full of incitements to military ardor.
Webster 1913
work song
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noun a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work