Synonyms of the word

descant

• n. A lengthy discourse on a subject.
• n. (music) A counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme.
• v. (intransitive) To discuss at length.
• v. (intransitive) To sing or play a descant.

accompaniment

• n. (music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music,…
• n. That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness…

backup

• n. A reserve or substitute.
• n. (computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover…
• n. An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement…
• n. (law enforcement) reinforcements.
• adj. Standby, reserve or extra.
• adj. (computing) That is intended as a backup.
• v. Misspelling of back up.

discant

• n. Alternative form of descant.

discourse

• n. (uncountable, archaic) Verbal exchange, conversation.
• n. (uncountable) Expression in words, either speech or writing.
• n. (countable) A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
• n. (countable) Any rational expression, reason.
• n. (social sciences, countable) An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can…
• n. (obsolete) Dealing; transaction.
• v. (intransitive) To engage in discussion or conversation; to converse.
• v. (intransitive) To write or speak formally and at length.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To debate.
• v. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and inferring; to reason.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To produce or emit (musical sounds).

discuss

• v. (obsolete, transitive) To drive away, disperse, shake off; said especially of tumors.
• v. (transitive) To converse or debate concerning a particular topic.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To communicate, tell, or disclose (information, a message, etc.).
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To break to pieces; to shatter.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To deal with, in eating or drinking.
• v. (transitive, law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal…

sing

• v. (intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
• v. (transitive) To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
• v. (transitive) To soothe with singing.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To confess under interrogation.
• v. To make a small, shrill sound.
• v. To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry.
• v. (intransitive) To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.
• n. A gathering for the purpose of singing songs.

support

• n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
• n. Financial or other help.
• n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
• n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure…
• n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose…
• n. Evidence.
• n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
• n. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
• v. (transitive) To keep from falling.
• v. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
• v. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
• v. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
• v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
• v. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
• v. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories,…
• v. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
• v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
• v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

warble

• v. (transitive) To modulate a tone's frequency.
• v. (transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
• v. (transitive) To cause to quaver or vibrate.
• v. (intransitive) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
• n. (military) In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrow band…
• n. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.

yodel

• v. (transitive and intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between…
• n. A song incorporating yodelling.