Definition of speak

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Speak (v. i.) To discourse; to make mention; to tell.

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Lump :: Lump (v. i.) To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Pleonasm :: Pleonasm (n.) Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw it with my own eyes..
Battology :: Battology (n.) A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing.
Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak..
Long-winded :: Long-winded (a.) Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker..
Foreman :: Foreman (n.) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker..
Ventriloquism :: Ventriloquism (n.) The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from the cellar, etc..
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting..
Boast :: Boast (v. i.) To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
Unbespeak :: Unbespeak (v. t.) To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel..
Burr :: Burr (v. i.) To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.
Pronounce :: Pronounce (v. i.) To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence.
Bespeaker :: Bespeaker (n.) One who bespeaks.
Correctness :: Correctness (n.) The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in writing or speaking; the correctness of a text or copy..
Stepped :: Stentorophonic (a.) Speaking or sounding very loud; stentorian.
Colloquist :: Colloquist (n.) A speaker in a colloquy or dialogue.
Back :: Back (n.) The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill, or of a village..
Prosopop/ia :: Prosopop/ia (n.) A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings; also, a figure by which an absent person is introduced as speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive and present. It includes personification, but is more extensive in its signification..
Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue..
Fib :: Fib (v. i.) To speak falsely.
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