chime vs consort

chime

verb
  • To agree; to correspond. 

  • To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a set of bells; to move or strike in harmony. 

  • To make the sound of a chime. 

  • To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in rhyming. 

  • To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically. 

noun
  • A small hammer or other device used to strike a bell. 

  • The sound of such an instrument or device. 

  • An individual ringing component of such a set. 

  • A musical instrument producing a sound when struck, similar to a bell (e.g. a tubular metal bar) or actually a bell. Often used in the plural to refer to the set: the chimes. 

  • A small bell or other ringing or tone-making device as a component of some other device. 

consort

verb
  • To be in agreement. 

  • To associate or keep company (with). 

noun
  • The spouse of a monarch. 

  • A ship accompanying another. 

  • Association or partnership. 

  • A group or company, especially of musicians playing the same type of instrument. 

  • A husband, wife, companion or partner. 

  • An informal, usually well-publicized sexual companion of a monarch, aristocrat, celebrity, etc. 

adj
  • of a title, by virtue of one's (living) spouse; often contrasted with regnant and dowager 

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