SPEECH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
   Synonym(s)
   • language (what does language mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • faculty (what does faculty mean?)
   • mental faculty (what does mental faculty mean?)
   • module (what does module mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
   • talk (what does talk mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a lengthy rebuke
   Synonym(s)
   • lecture (what does lecture mean?)
   • talking to (what does talking to mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a good lecture was my father’’s idea of discipline
   • the teacher gave him a talking to
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rebuke (what does rebuke mean?)
   • reproof (what does reproof mean?)
   • reproval (what does reproval mean?)
   • reprehension (what does reprehension mean?)
   • reprimand (what does reprimand mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sermon (what does sermon mean?)
   • preaching (what does preaching mean?)
   • curtain lecture (what does curtain lecture mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • speechify (what does speechify mean?)
   • call on the carpet (what does call on the carpet mean?)
   • rebuke (what does rebuke mean?)
   • rag (what does rag mean?)
   • trounce (what does trounce mean?)
   • reproof (what does reproof mean?)
   • lecture (what does lecture mean?)
   • reprimand (what does reprimand mean?)
   • jaw (what does jaw mean?)
   • dress down (what does dress down mean?)
   • call down (what does call down mean?)
   • scold (what does scold mean?)
   • chide (what does chide mean?)
   • berate (what does berate mean?)
   • bawl out (what does bawl out mean?)
   • remonstrate (what does remonstrate mean?)
   • chew out (what does chew out mean?)
   • chew up (what does chew up mean?)
   • have words (what does have words mean?)
   • lambaste (what does lambaste mean?)
   • lambast (what does lambast mean?)
3. Meaning
   • words making up the dialogue of a play
   Synonym(s)
   • actor’s line (what does actor’s line mean?)
   • words (what does words mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the actor forgot his speech
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • line (what does line mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • aside (what does aside mean?)
   • cue (what does cue mean?)
   • monologue (what does monologue mean?)
   • soliloquy (what does soliloquy mean?)
   • throwaway (what does throwaway mean?)
4. Meaning
   • your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
   Synonym(s)
   • delivery (what does delivery mean?)
   • manner of speaking (what does manner of speaking mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
   • her speech was barren of southernisms
   • I detected a slight accent in his speech
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • expressive style (what does expressive style mean?)
   • style (what does style mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • address (what does address mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • tongue (what does tongue mean?)
   • shibboleth (what does shibboleth mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
   • tone of voice (what does tone of voice mean?)
   • elocution (what does elocution mean?)
   • prosody (what does prosody mean?)
   • inflection (what does inflection mean?)
   • modulation (what does modulation mean?)
   • inflection (what does inflection mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deliver (what does deliver mean?)
   • present (what does present mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (language) communication by word of mouth
   Synonym(s)
   • language (what does language mean?)
   • oral communication (what does oral communication mean?)
   • speech communication (what does speech communication mean?)
   • spoken communication (what does spoken communication mean?)
   • spoken language (what does spoken language mean?)
   • voice communication (what does voice communication mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his speech was garbled
   • he uttered harsh language
   • he recorded the spoken language of the streets
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • auditory communication (what does auditory communication mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • words (what does words mean?)
   • pronunciation (what does pronunciation mean?)
   • orthoepy (what does orthoepy mean?)
   • conversation (what does conversation mean?)
   • discussion (what does discussion mean?)
   • give-and-take (what does give-and-take mean?)
   • word (what does word mean?)
   • saying (what does saying mean?)
   • expression (what does expression mean?)
   • locution (what does locution mean?)
   • non-standard speech (what does non-standard speech mean?)
   • idiolect (what does idiolect mean?)
   • monologue (what does monologue mean?)
   • spell (what does spell mean?)
   • magic spell (what does magic spell mean?)
   • charm (what does charm mean?)
   • dictation (what does dictation mean?)
   • soliloquy (what does soliloquy mean?)
   • monologue (what does monologue mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the exchange of spoken words
   Usage Example(s)
   • they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speaking (what does speaking mean?)
   • speech production (what does speech production mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • talk (what does talk mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
7. Meaning
   • something spoken
   Usage Example(s)
   • he could hear them uttering merry speeches
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • utterance (what does utterance mean?)
   • vocalization (what does vocalization mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • talk (what does talk mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
   • utter (what does utter mean?)
   • mouth (what does mouth mean?)
   • verbalize (what does verbalize mean?)
   • verbalise (what does verbalise mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
   Synonym(s)
   • address (what does address mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
   Hypernyms(s) speech is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speech act (what does speech act mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • epilogue (what does epilogue mean?)
   • epilog (what does epilog mean?)
   • allocution (what does allocution mean?)
   • colloquium (what does colloquium mean?)
   • dithyramb (what does dithyramb mean?)
   • Gettysburg Address (what does Gettysburg Address mean?)
   • impromptu (what does impromptu mean?)
   • inaugural address (what does inaugural address mean?)
   • inaugural (what does inaugural mean?)
   • lecture (what does lecture mean?)
   • public lecture (what does public lecture mean?)
   • talk (what does talk mean?)
   • litany (what does litany mean?)
   • oratory (what does oratory mean?)
   • public speaking (what does public speaking mean?)
   • speechmaking (what does speechmaking mean?)
   • speaking (what does speaking mean?)
   • oral presentation (what does oral presentation mean?)
   • sermon (what does sermon mean?)
   • discourse (what does discourse mean?)
   • preaching (what does preaching mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • address (what does address mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
   • speechify (what does speechify mean?)
   • address (what does address mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)