English noun: serenade | |||
1. | serenade (communication) a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form | ||
Synonyms | divertimento | ||
Broader (hypernym) | composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music | ||
2. | serenade (communication) a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman | ||
Broader (hypernym) | song, vocal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belling, callathump, callithump, charivari, chivaree, shivaree | ||
English verb: serenade | |||
1. | serenade (creation) sing and play for somebody | ||
Samples | She was serenaded by her admirers. | ||
Examples | Sam cannot serenade Sue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do, execute, perform | ||