talk
NOUN:
1. the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
2. an informal speech or lecture.
3. a conference or negotiating session:
peace talks.
4. report or rumor; gossip:
There is a lot of talk going around about her.
5. a subject or occasion of talking, especially of gossip:
Your wild escapades are the talk of the neighborhood.
6. mere empty speech:
That's just a lot of talk.
7. a way of talking:
a halting, lisping talk.
8. language, dialect, or lingo.
9. signs or sounds imitative or suggestive of speech, as the noise made by loose parts in a mechanism.
10. a speech or lecture:
a talk on ancient Rome.
11. an exchange of ideas or thoughts:
a business talk with a colleague.
12. idle chatter, gossip, or rumor:
there has been a lot of talk about you two.
13. a subject of conversation; theme:
our talk was of war.
14. (often plural) a conference, discussion, or negotiation:
talks about a settlement.
15. a specific manner of speaking:
children's talk.
16. the act or an instance of talking; speech.
17. a way of speaking; language.
18. pointless or fruitless discussion; verbiage.
19. a formal discussion, negotiation, or exchange of views —often used in plural.
20. mention, report.
21. rumor, gossip.
22. the topic of interested comment, conversation, or gossip:
it's the talk of the town.
23. address, lecture.
24. written analysis or discussion presented in an informal or conversational manner.
25. communicative sounds or signs resembling or functioning as talk:
bird talk.
Origin:
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English talk(i)en “to converse, speak,” derivative (with -k suffix) of tale “speech, discourse,” tale; cognate with Frisian (eastern dialect) talken. Dictionary 2: C13 talkien to talk; related to Old English talu tale, Frisian talken to talk. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of talk: Verb: 13th century. Noun: 14th century. History and Etymology for talk: Verb: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.
1. the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
2. an informal speech or lecture.
3. a conference or negotiating session:
peace talks.
4. report or rumor; gossip:
There is a lot of talk going around about her.
5. a subject or occasion of talking, especially of gossip:
Your wild escapades are the talk of the neighborhood.
6. mere empty speech:
That's just a lot of talk.
7. a way of talking:
a halting, lisping talk.
8. language, dialect, or lingo.
9. signs or sounds imitative or suggestive of speech, as the noise made by loose parts in a mechanism.
10. a speech or lecture:
a talk on ancient Rome.
11. an exchange of ideas or thoughts:
a business talk with a colleague.
12. idle chatter, gossip, or rumor:
there has been a lot of talk about you two.
13. a subject of conversation; theme:
our talk was of war.
14. (often plural) a conference, discussion, or negotiation:
talks about a settlement.
15. a specific manner of speaking:
children's talk.
16. the act or an instance of talking; speech.
17. a way of speaking; language.
18. pointless or fruitless discussion; verbiage.
19. a formal discussion, negotiation, or exchange of views —often used in plural.
20. mention, report.
21. rumor, gossip.
22. the topic of interested comment, conversation, or gossip:
it's the talk of the town.
23. address, lecture.
24. written analysis or discussion presented in an informal or conversational manner.
25. communicative sounds or signs resembling or functioning as talk:
bird talk.
Origin:
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English talk(i)en “to converse, speak,” derivative (with -k suffix) of tale “speech, discourse,” tale; cognate with Frisian (eastern dialect) talken. Dictionary 2: C13 talkien to talk; related to Old English talu tale, Frisian talken to talk. —Dictionary.com. //
First Known Use of talk: Verb: 13th century. Noun: 14th century. History and Etymology for talk: Verb: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale. —Merriam-Webster.
Sources: 1, 2.