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talk

/toːk/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A conversation between two or more people or an expression of thoughts, ideas, and feelings through spoken words.

    - "Let's talk about the project."
    - "I'd love to talk to you about your day."
    - "The politician gave a talk about climate change."
  • Verb

    To communicate through spoken words.

    - "Can you talk me through the steps of this recipe?"
    - "The children were talking loudly in the library."
    - "My dog barks when it wants to talk."
Synonyms

conference , debate , discussion , meeting
Rhymes
Words rhyming with talk
walk , talked , chalk , hawk , mawk , awk
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Talk (English) : Conversation or expression of thoughts through spoken words.

  2. Talk (English) : A type of loam or clay.

  3. Talk (English) : A type of wooden boat.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Talk (Scottish) : A type of loam or clay.

  2. Talk (Norwegian) : A type of wooden boat.

Variants
List of all variants of talk that leads to same result
talk , talk back , talk sense , talk through her hat , talk through his hat , talk through its hat , talk through my hat , talk through one's hat , talk through our hat , talk through our hats , talk through their hat , talk through their hats , talk through your hat , talk turkey , talked , talked back , talked sense , talked through her hat , talked through his hat , talked through its hat , talked through my hat , talked through one's hat , talked through our hat , talked through our hats , talked through their hat , talked through their hats , talked through your hat , talked turkey , talker , talkers , talking , talking back , talking sense , talking through her hat , talking through his hat , talking through its hat , talking through my hat , talking through one's hat , talking through our hat , talking through our hats , talking through their hat , talking through their hats , talking through your hat , talking turkey , talks , talks back , talks sense , talks through her hat , talks through his hat , talks through its hat , talks through one's hat , talks turkey , talk down , talked down , talking down , talks down , talk out , talked out , talking out , talks out , talk over , talked over , talking over , talks over , talk radio , talk radios , talk show , talk shows , talk therapies , talk therapy , talk up , talked up , talking up , talks up , talk a blue streak , talked a blue streak , talking a blue streak , talks a blue streak
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

talks, talked, talking, talked about, talked over, talked down, talked up

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English tealan, from teah 'tongue'.

Trivia
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  1. The average person speaks about 7,000 words per day.

  2. The longest recorded conversation between two people lasted for 240 hours.

  3. The word 'talkative' comes from the Old English word 'tealweorc,' which means 'full of words'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Communication: The act of conveying information from one person to another through speech, writing, or signs.

  2. Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters in a literary or dramatic work.

  3. Monologue: A lengthy speech or discourse given by a single character in a literary or dramatic work.

Culture
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In literature, talk is often used to develop character and plot. In art, there are numerous depictions of people talking, such as in paintings and sculptures. In music, there are songs about talking, such as 'I Want to Talk About Me' by Toby Keith and 'Talk' by Coldplay. In poetry, there are various forms of poetic talk, such as the conversational style of Robert Frost and the metaphorical use of 'talk' in the poetry of William Shakespeare.

How to Memorize "talk"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a group of people gathered around a table, conversing and laughing.
    - Visualize a microphone and a speaker in front of a crowd of people.
    - Think of a clay pot being shaped and molded by a potter's hands.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'talk' with 'conversation'.
    - Associate the word 'talk' with 'speech'.
    - Associate the word 'talk' with 'communication'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Talks Can Make Us Smile' to remember the definition of 'talk' as a noun.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Talk Is Cheap' to remember the definition of 'talk' as a verb.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Talking Clay' to remember the meaning of 'talk' as a type of loam or clay.

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