" descants "

1: as in choruses, croons;

•  Synonyms : 

•  arias,

•  art songs,

•  barcaroles,

•  blues,

•  chansons,

•  chanteys,

•  chants,

•  choruses,

•  croons,

•  folk songs,

•  glees,

•  lullabies,

•  madrigals,

•  motets,

•  part-songs,

•  pops,

•  rockers,

•  roundelays,

•  rounds,

•  serenades,

•  standards,

•  ballads,

•  ditties,

•  jingles,

•  lays,

•  lyrics,

•  solos,

•  songs,

•  vocals,

•  anthems,

•  cantatas,

•  canticles,

•  carols,

•  chorales,

•  hymns,

•  noels,

•  psalms,

•  spirituals,

•  dirges,

•  laments,

•  requiems,

•  threnodies,

•  hallelujahs,

•  paeans,

•  drinking songs,

•  fight songs,

•  torch songs,

•  covers,

•  medleys,

•  remixes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: as in notes, remarks;

•  Synonyms : 

•  notes,

•  observations,

•  remarks,

•  annotations,

•  explications,

•  reports,

•  reviews,

•  write-ups,

•  analyses,

•  commentaries,

•  comments,

•  expositions,

•  play-by-plays

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give a formal often extended talk on a subject;

  * e.g., " ... an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare "

•  Synonyms : 

•  declaims,

•  discourses,

•  expatiates,

•  harangues,

•  lectures,

•  orates,

•  speaks,

•  talks

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to produce musical sounds with the voice;

  * e.g., " ... the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line "

•  Synonyms : 

•  carols,

•  chants,

•  sings,

•  vocalizes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to give a formal often extended talk on a subject;

  * e.g., " ... an English professor who loves to descant on his beloved Shakespeare "

•  Synonyms : 

•  declaim,

•  discourse,

•  expatiate,

•  harangue,

•  lecture,

•  orate,

•  speak,

•  talk

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to produce musical sounds with the voice;

  * e.g., " ... the world-famous soprano descanted above the melody line "

•  Synonyms : 

•  carol,

•  chant,

•  sing,

•  vocalize

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)