talk

Words with a similar base: talk, talk_of_the_town, talking

'talk'

[talk.n.01] as in: an exchange of ideas via conversation

Examples:
let's have more work and less talk around here

talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture

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conversation, entity

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wind, dialogue, heart-to-heart, shmooze, shop_talk, yak, cant

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lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk

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'talk'

[talk.n.02] as in: discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

Examples:
his poetry contains much talk about love and anger

talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture

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discussion, entity

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lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk

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'talk'

[talk.n.03] as in: the act of giving a talk to an audience

Examples:
I attended an interesting talk on local history

talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture

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lecture, entity

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chalk_talk

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lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk

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'talk'

[lecture.n.01] as in: a speech that is open to the public

Examples:
he attended a lecture on telecommunications

lecture, lecture, lecture, lecture, call_on_the_carpet, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans

lectureship, lecture, lecture, lecture, lecture, call_on_the_carpet, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans

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address, entity

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lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk

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'talk'

[talk.n.05] as in: idle gossip or rumor

Examples:
there has been talk about you lately

talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture

chatty, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture

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gossip, entity

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lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk

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'talk'

[talk.v.01] as in: exchange thoughts; talk with

Examples:
We often talk business
Actions talk louder than words

talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture, address, speak

chatty, bigmouthed, expansive, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture, address, speech, speech, speech, manner_of_speaking, lecture, actor's_line, language

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communicate, act

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hold_forth, dish_the_dirt, pontificate, spiel, converse, dogmatize, chat_up, orate, monologuize, level, rap, cheek, talk_down, talk_turkey, continue

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act, consume, devour, dissemble, lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk, work

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'talk'

[talk.v.02] as in: express in speech

Examples:
She talks a lot of nonsense
This depressed patient does not verbalize

talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture, address, speak, express, utter, utter, arrant, dead, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouthpiece, sass, mouth, mouth, mouth, verbalize, verbalize

verbalize, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture, speaker, address, speech, speech, speech, manner_of_speaking, lecture, actor's_line, language, loudspeaker, speaker, speaking, public_speaking, address, speak, speaking, speakable, utterer, utterer, arrant, dead, utterance, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouth, mouthpiece, sass, mouth, mouth, mouth, verbalization, verbalization

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communicate, act

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drone, read, deliver, gulp, shout, blubber, blurt_out, snivel, whiff, murmur, snap, open_up, bumble, sing, chatter, troll, lip_off, peep, enthuse, speak_in_tongues, swallow, talk_of, tone, begin, vocalize, bay, cackle, tone, generalize, chatter, whisper, speak_up, rasp, slur, babble, rant, yack, mumble, hiss, bark, verbalize

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absolve, abuse, act, address, afford, assailable, barren, candid, capable, clear, complimentary, consume, cry, detached, devour, dislodge, dissemble, exclaim, exempt, exposed, free, generalize, lecture, loose, open, open_up, outdoors, overt, pioneer, popularize, public_speaking, receptive, release, rid, rustle, shout, spare, speak, speaking, spill, spill_the_beans, talk, unblock, unfold, whisper, work

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'talk'

[speak.v.03] as in: use language

Examples:
the baby talks already
the prisoner won't speak
they speak a strange dialect

talk, talk, speak, address, speak, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture

address, speech, speech, speech, manner_of_speaking, lecture, actor's_line, language, speaking, public_speaking, talk, talk, speak, address, speak, speaking, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, spill, spill_the_beans, lecture, speaker

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communicate, act

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smatter, run_on, slang

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act, address, consume, devour, dissemble, lecture, public_speaking, speak, speaking, spill, spill_the_beans, talk, work

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'talk'

[spill.v.05] as in: reveal information

Examples:
If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!
The former employee spilled all the details

spill, spillway, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, spill, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill_the_beans, lecture

spill_the_beans, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, lecture

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tell, act

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act, consume, devour, dissemble, lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk, work

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'talk'

[spill_the_beans.v.01] as in: divulge confidential information or secrets

Examples:
Be careful--his secretary talks

spill_the_beans, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, lecture, tattle, chatter, peach, smasher, peach, yellowish_pink, babble, babble, babble, ripple, sing, sing, sing, whistle

spill, chatty, bigmouthed, expansive, talk, talk, talk, lecture, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill_the_beans, lecture, tattle, chatter, tattletale, tattler, informer, singing, sing, sing, sing, whistle, singe, scorch, cantabile

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keep_quiet

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unwrap, act

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act, consume, devour, dissemble, keep_quiet, lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk, work

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'talk'

[lecture.v.01] as in: deliver a lecture or talk

Examples:
She will talk at Rutgers next week
Did you ever lecture at Harvard?

lecture, lecture, lecture, lecture, call_on_the_carpet, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans

lecture, lecture, lecture, lecture, call_on_the_carpet, lector, lecturer, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, speaker

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teach, act

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preach

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act, consume, devour, dissemble, lecture, speak, spill, spill_the_beans, talk, work

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Origins

					talk (English)
└── talken (Middle English (1100-1500))

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