doctorspeak | (noun) medical jargon | - |
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doublespeak | (noun) any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not | - |
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loudspeaker | (noun) electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | Synonyms: loudspeaker system, speaker, speaker system, speaker unit |
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newspeak | (noun) deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language used to mislead and manipulate the public | - |
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speakeasy | (noun) (during prohibition) an illegal barroom | - |
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speaker | (noun) electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance | Synonyms: loudspeaker, loudspeaker system, speaker system, speaker unit |
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(noun) someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) | Synonyms: talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer |
speakerphone | (noun) a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time | - |
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speakership | (noun) the position of Speaker | - |
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speaking | (noun) delivering an address to a public audience | Synonyms: oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking |
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(noun) the utterance of intelligible speech | Synonyms: speech production |
spear | (noun) a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon | Synonyms: lance, shaft |
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(noun) an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish | Synonyms: fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance |
spearfish | (noun) any of several large vigorous pelagic fishes resembling sailfishes but with first dorsal fin much reduced; worldwide but rare | - |
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spearhead | (noun) the head and sharpened point of a spear | Synonyms: spear-point, spearpoint |
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(noun) the leading military unit in an attack | - |
(noun) someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.) | - |
spearmint | (noun) common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring | Synonyms: Mentha spicata |
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spearpoint | (noun) the head and sharpened point of a spear | Synonyms: spear-point, spearhead |
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