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| stress |
In English and many other languages, people make some parts of words sound stronger than other parts. For example, when we say "water," the first part, "wa" sounds stronger than the second part "ter." It is a little louder and higher in pitch. Making one syllable sound stronger than another is called "stress." In sentences, we also put greater stress on some words than on others. In writing, we sometimes use capital letters to show strong stress. We might write: Are you talking to ME?" "I'm not going in THERE!" [1/6 definitions] |
| tone |
a single sound that is thought of as having pitch, strength, or length. [1/7 definitions] |
| toss |
the act or an instance of tossing; pitch. [1/8 definitions] |
| tune |
the correct musical pitch. [3/5 definitions] |
| tuning fork |
a small metal device that produces a tone in perfect pitch when it is struck against something. Tuning forks are often used to tune musical instruments or test hearing. |
| umpire |
An umpire is a person who makes decisions about actions that occur during the playing of certain sports. In baseball, for example, an umpire can decide if a pitch comes too close to the batter or too far away for the batter to hit. An umpire is not a player but a person who watches what is happening very carefully and makes judgments that can affect who wins or loses. [1/2 definitions] |
| unison |
(used with "in") speaking all at the same time, or singing at the same time in the same pitch. [1/2 definitions] |
| whinny |
A whinny is a sound that a horse makes. A whinny is made at a high pitch and the horse makes the sound for several seconds. It's not one quick sound. Also, it is broken into many short sounds that continue one after another in a stream. [1/2 definitions] |
| yodel |
to sing or call out with quick changes of the voice so that sounds range in an instant from low or medium pitch, with sounds coming from the chest, to very high pitch. Yodeling is popular among the mountain people of the Alps. [1/2 definitions] |
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