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--n. 4 fall, slip, stumble, Colloq header, spill: Joshua took
a bad tumble on the stairs yesterday.
tumbledown
adj. ramshackle, dilapidated, ruined, in ruins, decrepit,
rickety, shaky, falling apart or to pieces, disintegrating,
tottering, broken-down, crumbling, gone to rack and ruin: He
lived for years in a tumbledown shanty near the railway.
tumour n. neoplasm, cancer, melanoma, sarcoma, malignancy, carcinoma,
growth, lump, swelling, protuberance, excrescence: The doctor
found a tumour that he said ought to be removed.
tumult n. commotion, disturbance, upset, uproar, riot, disorder,
disquiet, insurrection, agitation, bedlam, chaos, brouhaha,
fracas, hubbub, stir, pandemonium, hullabaloo, furore or US
furor, brawl, Donnybrook, affray, row, mˆl‚e or melee,
turbulence, ferment, ado, turmoil, confusion, rampage, frenzy,
rage, excitement, rumpus, Colloq US ruckus: The tumult caused
by the football hooligans spread through the city.
tumultuous
adj. clamorous, noisy, boisterous, disorderly, turbulent,
violent, uproarious, chaotic, frenzied, furious, excited,
agitated, hectic, riotous, rowdy, unruly, unrestrained, fierce,
savage, wild, hysterical, frantic, rumbustious, boisterous,
obstreperous, tempestuous, stormy: The heroes received a
tumultuous welcome on their return.
tune n. 1 melody, air, song, strain, motif, theme: David presents a
marvellous half-hour radio programme of show tunes every week. 2
euphony, pitch, harmony, accord, accordance, consonance, unison,
correspondence, conformity: She cannot sing in tune. The guitar
is out of tune with the piano. Her husband is out of tune with
today's fashion.
--v. 3 tune up, calibrate, adjust, regulate, coordinate, adapt,
attune, align, set: That garage charges too much for tuning an
engine. 4 tune in (on). attend (to), pay attention (to), listen
(to), understand, be aware (of), be on the qui vive, be alert
(to), Slang be on the same wavelength or frequency (with): I am
not sure that Bernard is tuned in to what his sister does for a
living. 5 tune out. ignore, disregard, turn a blind eye to, be