speech
noun
- 1
the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals
- 2
a lengthy rebuke
a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline
the teacher gave him a talking to
- 3
words making up the dialogue of a play
the actor forgot his speech
- 4
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
her speech was barren of southernisms
- 5
(language) communication by word of mouth
his speech was garbled
he uttered harsh language
- 6
the exchange of spoken words
they were perfectly comfortable together without speech
- 7
something spoken
he could hear them uttering merry speeches
- 8
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
Also useful for “speech”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “speech”