speak
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
express in speech
She talks a lot of nonsense
Types & categories
- communicate
- read
- phonate
- troll
- begin
- lip off
- shout
- whisper
- peep
- speak up
- snap
- enthuse
- speak in tongues
- swallow
- verbalize
- whiff
- talk of
- blubber out
- drone on
- stammer
- rasp
- ejaculate
- tone
- deliver
- generalise
- piffle
- chatter
- yack
- open up
- snivel
- murmur
- mumble
- slur
- bark
- bay
- jabber
- siss
- cackle
- babble
- tone
- gulp
- sing
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
exchange thoughts; talk with
We often talk business
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
use language
the baby talks already
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
give a speech to
The chairman addressed the board of trustees
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
make a characteristic or natural sound
The drums spoke
Types & categories
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | speak up |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | jabber |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mouth |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mouth |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sass |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | verbalization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | utterance |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speaking |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speech |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mouthpiece |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speaker |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | speakable |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | verbalize |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | read |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | phonate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | troll |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | begin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lip off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shout |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whisper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peep |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speak up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | enthuse |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speak in tongues |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | swallow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | verbalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whiff |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | talk of |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blubber out |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drone on |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stammer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rasp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ejaculate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deliver |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | generalise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | piffle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chatter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | snivel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | murmur |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mumble |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | slur |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jabber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | siss |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cackle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | babble |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gulp |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sing |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | speak for |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | speech |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | talkative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | proceed |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hold forth |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pontificate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | orate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | talk down |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spiel |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogmatize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheek |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | level |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | talk turkey |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | monologuize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | converse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | flirt |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | gossip |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rap |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | language |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | speaking |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | talk |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | speaker |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | communicate |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | run on |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | smatter |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | slang |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | speech |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | public speaking |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | addressee |
| 4 | entails | Related & opposite | talk |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | blaze away |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | memorialize |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | keynote |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | harangue |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |