–noun

1.	an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.

2.	the tones or sounds employed, occurring in single line (melody) or multiple lines (harmony), and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments, or both.

3.	musical work or compositions for singing or playing.

4.	the written or printed score of a musical composition.

5.	such scores collectively.

6.	any sweet, pleasing, or harmonious sounds or sound: the music of the waves.

7.	appreciation of or responsiveness to musical sounds or harmonies: 3e8 Music was in his very soul.

8.	Fox Hunting. the cry of the hounds.

—Idiom

9.	face the music, to meet, take, or accept the consequences of one's mistakes, actions, etc.: He's squandered his money and now he's got to face the music.

–noun

1.	a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.

2.	a graphic representation, as by curves, of a dependent variable, as temperature, price, etc.; graph.

3.	a map, esp. a hydrographic or marine map.

4.	an outline map showing special conditions or facts: a weather chart.

5.	Astrology. horoscope (def. 1).

6.	Jazz. a musical arrangement.

7.	the charts, ratings of the popularity of popular-music records, usually based on nationwide sales for a given week: Their album is number three on the charts this week.

–verb (used with object)

8.	to make a chart of.

9.	to plan: to chart a course of action.

10.	Informal. to rank in the charts: The new song gets charted number four this week.