Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
song (noun)1.
the act or art of singing
2.
poetical composition
3.
a) a short musical composition of words and music
b) a collection of such compositions
4.
a distinctive or characteristic sound or series of sounds (as of a bird, insect, or whale)
5.
a) a melody for a lyric poem or ballad
b) a poem easily set to music
6.
a) a habitual or characteristic manner
b) a violent, abusive, or noisy reaction - put up quite a song
7.
a small amount - sold for a song
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
song (noun)1.
a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment
SYNONIMS:
ballad, ditty, jingle, lay, lyric, vocalRELATED WORDS:
anthem, cantata, canticle, carol, chorale, hymn, noel, psalm, spiritual; dirge, lament, requiem, threnody; hallelujah, paean; aria, art song, barcarole ( barcarolle), blues, chanson, chant, chantey ( chanty shanty), chorus, croon, descant ( discant), folk song, glee, lullaby, madrigal, motet, part-song, pop, rocker, round, roundelay, serenade, standard; drinking song, fight song; torch song; cover, medley, remix2.
a composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect
SYNONIMS:
lyric, rune, song, verseRELATED WORDS:
rhyme ( rime); ballad, lay; anacreontic, clerihew, dithyramb, eclogue, elegy, English sonnet, epic, epigram, epode, epopee, epos, georgic, idyll ( idyl), jingle, lament, limerick, madrigal, ode, pastoral, pastorale, psalm, rondeau, rondel ( rondelle), rondelet, sonnet, triolet, villanelle; haiku, senryu, tanka; blank verse, free verse, minstrelsy, poesy, poetry, versification, vers libre3.
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect
SYNONIMS:
air, lay, song, strain, tune, warbleRELATED WORDS:
descant ( discant); cadence, measure, meter, rhythm; ballad, ditty, hymn, lyric, madrigal4.
a very small sum of money
SYNONIMS:
chicken feed, chump change, dime, hay, peanuts, pin money, pittance, shoestring, song, two centsRELATED WORDS:
petty cash, pocket money, spending moneyNEAR ANTONYMS:
bankroll, capital, funds, means, wherewithal; opulence, pelf, riches, treasure, wealth; heap, pile, pot; bonanza, mine, treasure trove, treasury5.
writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response
SYNONIMS:
minstrelsy, poesy, song, verseRELATED WORDS:
rhyme ( rime); blank verse, free verse, vers libre