| VERB | communication | talk, speak | exchange thoughts |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | express in speech | |
| communication | talk, speak | use language | |
| communication | talk, spill | reveal information | |
| communication | talk, spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out | divulge confidential information or secrets | |
| communication | talk, lecture | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk | |
| NOUN | communication | talk, talking | an exchange of ideas via conversation |
| communication | talk | discussion | |
| act | talk | the act of giving a talk to an audience | |
| communication | talk, lecture, public lecture | a speech that is open to the public | |
| communication | talk, talk of the town | idle gossip or rumor |
| Sounds | tao'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | airlock ... walk: 27 rhymes with aok... | |
| Meaning | An exchange of ideas via conversation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "let's have more work and less talk around here" | |
| Synonym | talking | |
| Narrower | cant, pious platitude | insincere talk / talk about religion or morals |
| dialogue, dialog, duologue | A conversation between two persons | |
| heart-to-heart | An intimate talk in private | |
| shmooze | (Yiddish) a warm / warm heart-to-heart talk | |
| shop talk | talk / talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand | |
| wind, malarkey, malarky, idle words, jazz, nothingness | Empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | |
| yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter, cackle | noisy talk | |
| Broader | conversation | The use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
| Spanish | charla, charloteo, conversación, garla | |
| Catalan | parlada, xerrada | |
| Verbs | talk | express in speech |
| talk | exchange thoughts | |
| talk | reveal information | |
| talk | use language | |
| Meaning | discussion; ('talk about' is a less formal alternative for 'discussion of'). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" | |
| Broader | discussion, treatment, discourse | An extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic |
| Spanish | charla, conversación, plática | |
| Catalan | xerrada | |
| Verbs | talk | express in speech |
| talk | exchange thoughts | |
| Meaning | The act of giving a talk to an audience. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "I attended an interesting talk on local history" | |
| Narrower | chalk talk | A talk that uses a blackboard and chalk |
| Broader | lecture, lecturing | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject / subject (typically to a class) |
| Spanish | charla | |
| Meaning | A speech that is open to the public. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | lecture, public lecture | |
| Broader | address, speech | The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience |
| Spanish | charla, conferencia, lectura, lectura pública | |
| Catalan | conferència, lectura pública, xerrada | |
| Verbs | talk | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk |
| Meaning | idle gossip or rumor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "there has been talk about you lately" | |
| Synonym | talk of the town | |
| Broader | gossip, comment, scuttlebutt | A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people |
| Spanish | conventillo, cotilleo, murmuración, palabrería | |
| Catalan | murmuració, xafardeig | |
| Adjectives | talky | full of trivial conversation |
| Verbs | talk | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| Meaning | Use language. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue talk | |
| Example | "the baby talks already" | |
| Synonym | speak | |
| Entailed by | address, speak | Give a speech to |
| Narrower | run on | talk or narrate at length |
| slang | Use slang or vulgar language / language | |
| smatter | speak with spotty or superficial knowledge | |
| Broader | communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings |
| Spanish | charlar, conversar, dialogar, hablar | |
| Catalan | conversar, dialogar, parlar, xerrar | |
| Nouns | talk | an exchange of ideas via conversation |
| talker | someone who expresses in language | |
| Meaning | reveal information. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!" | |
| Synonym | spill | |
| Broader | tell | Let something be known |
| Similar to | spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| Spanish | hablar | |
| Nouns | talk | an exchange of ideas via conversation |
| Meaning | divulge confidential information or secrets. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "Be careful--his secretary talks" | |
| Synonyms | spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out | |
| Broader | unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| Opposite | keep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shut | Refrain from divulging sensitive information |
| Similar to | spill, talk | reveal information |
| Spanish | cantar, cotillear, delatar, mascullar | |
| Catalan | cantar, divulgar, murmurar, parlar, parlotejar, revelar, xerrar | |
| Adjectives | talkative | unwisely talking / talking / talking too much |
| Nouns | talk | idle gossip or rumor |
| Meaning | deliver a lecture / lecture or talk. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something ----s to somebody; Somebody ----s on something | |
| Model | Sam and Sue talk | |
| Example | "She will talk at Rutgers next week" | |
| Synonym | lecture | |
| Narrower | preach, prophesy | deliver a sermon |
| Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
| Spanish | conferenciar, dialogar, hablar, perorar | |
| Catalan | conversar, dialogar, parlar, perorar, xerrar | |
| Nouns | talk | a speech that is open to the public |
| talker | someone who expresses in language | |
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