Descant is valid Scrabble Word

Is descant a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is descant valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

7 letters word
10 points in Scrabble
12 points in WWF

Definitions for DESCANT in dictionary:

VERB:

to comment on a theme, also DISCANT
talk tediously or at length
Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.
The upper voice in part music.
The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble.
A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments.
To sing a variation or accomplishment.
To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large.
sing in descant
sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

talk at great length about something of one\'s interest
compose or perform a descant (for a piece of music)

NOUN:

an accompaniment above and harmonizing with the main melody
an independent treble melody sung or played above a basic melody.
a melodious song
a discourse on a theme
tune played or sung above a basic melody
a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody

ADJECTIVE:

denoting the highest member in a family of musical instruments

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to sing a counterpoint to a melody

Words related to DESCANT

descanted13 descanter12 descanters13 descanting14 descants11 discant10

Words that contain DESCANT

descants11 descanted13 descanter12 descanters13 descanting14 tradescantia15 tradescantias16

How to use DESCANT in a sentence

To descant but upon a single instance of the kind must be productive of pain to the ear of sensibility and freedom.
As they walked back from the stables he began to descant on the population question, denouncing the century, and repeating all his old theories.
To descant upon his merits as a Comedian would be superfluous.
But space forbids us thus to descant on the details of all active exercises.
Gladly, did time permit, would I descant upon their great and varied merits.
And still on many a service rare Could I descant, if need there were, My firmer claim to bind.
At his leisure he may descant with enthusiasm upon the forlorn courage of sacrificed patriots, and hymn, amidst general applause, the battles of freedom long since lost or won.
It would have been an ungracious task ruthlessly to lay bare and to descant upon their weaknesses.
This time they are speaking, not of descant, but of Prick-song.
Descant, 6, 8, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 41, 42, 67, 68, 185.

It lies in a little dell embowered with wild roses and eglantine, among which the nightingale pours forth its amorous descant all the summer long.
The study of a style had developed a technic and to the achievement of vocal feats this technic had been incited by the rapid rise of the act of descant.
Hand in hand the technic and the art of descant had come down the years.
Now have the people liberty to talk, And descant on his vices.
I would take you up to me Alhambra, and descant to you for hours upon its perfections and its romantic history.
He used to descant critically on the dishes which had been at table where he had dined or supped, and to recollect very minutely what he had liked.

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