voice

Sense 1 noun

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

A shrill voice sounded behind us

Sense 2 verb

give voice to

He voiced his concern

Sense 3 noun

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

a singer takes good care of his voice

Sense 4 verb

utter with vibrating vocal chords

Sense 5 noun

a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance

the noisy voice of the waterfall

Sense 6 noun

expressing in coherent verbal form

the articulation of my feelings

Sense 7 noun

a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated

the voice of the law

Sense 8 noun

something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression

the wee small voice of conscience

Sense 9 noun

(metonymy) a singer

he wanted to hear trained voices sing it

Sense 10 noun

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government

Sense 11 noun

the ability to speak

he lost his voice

Sense 12 noun

(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

Sense 13 noun

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music

he tried to sing the tenor part