song

Meanings

• a short musical composition with words
  • "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
• a distinctive or characteristic sound
  • "the song of bullets was in the air"
  • "the song of the wind"
  • "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"
• the act of singing
  • "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
• the characteristic sound produced by a bird
  • "a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age"
• a very small sum
  • "he bought it for a song"
• the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

Synonyms

birdcall, birdsong, call, Song dynasty, strain, Sung, Sung dynasty, vocal