Set
Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.
Tune
Tune verb - Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments).
Usage example: My piano needs to be tuned
How words are described
| old | old set | old tune |
| full | full set | full tune |
| nice | nice set | nice tune |
| special | special set | special tune |
| Other adjectives: exact, particular, similar, specific, short, complete, certain, standard, original, single, simple, actual, big, great, dark, main, famous, new, classic, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- One of the other Cut Songs, the rejected opening number "We Haven't Missed a Sabbath Yet," has lyrics for a tune that ultimately remained in the score only as set change music.
Source: Cut Song -
Glorious Dawn and the other Symphony of Science songs Auto-Tune and set to music various related phrases said by scientists.
Source: Auto-Tune - Similarly, Merrily We Roll Along, from Billboard Frolics of 1935, is only known today as the Merrie Melodies tune and an incorrect alternative set of lyrics set to the tune of Mary had a Little Lamb.
Source: "Weird Al" Effect
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Tune and Set. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/set/tune
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