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Nouns (9)

n. a container that has been emptied; "return all empties to the store"

n. the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

n. an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"

n. discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

talk, talk of the town

n. idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately"

lecture, talk, public lecture

n. a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

Verbs (40)

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

talk, reveal information

v. reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

talk, speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

talk, speak

v. use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

empty, void, eliminate, evacuate

v. eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone"

discharge, empty, become void, become empty

v. become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"

empty, make empty, make void

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

empty, abandon, vacate

v. leave behind empty; move out of; "You must vacate your office by tonight"

empty, unload, lade, remove the load from, take the load off

v. take the load off

talk, mouth, utter, speak, verbalize

v. express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"

talk, peach, babble, tattle, blab, sing, babble out, blab out

v. divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (5)

empty

adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

empty

adj. having nothing inside; "an empty sphere"

empty, hollow, vacuous

adj. devoid of significance or point; "empty promises"; "a hollow victory"; "vacuous comments"

Fuzzynyms (220)

language, speech, oral communication, spoken language

n. (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"

give-and-take, word, discussion

n. an exchange of views on some topic; "we had a good discussion"; "we had a word or two about it"

cant, jargon, patois, lingo, slang, argot

n. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

prate, prattle, blether, idle talk

n. idle or foolish and irrelevant talk

comment, commentary

n. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"

rant, harangue, ranting

n. a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion

address, turn to, speak to

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

talk, speak

v. use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"

talk, speak

v. exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

rag, jaw, rebuke, reproof, reprimand, scold, dress down, chide, berate, lambaste, lambast, remonstrate with, jaw at, chew up, bawl out, chew out, have words with

v. censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"

caution, admonish

v. warn strongly; put on guard

discourse, converse

v. carry on a conversation

visit, chat, jaw, confab, chitchat, gossip, chatter, confabulate, chaffer, natter, claver

v. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

lecture, talk

v. deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

elaborate, expatiate, expound, expatiate on, expatiate upon, elaborate on, elaborate upon, flesh out, dilate on, enlarge on, expand on, dilate upon

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

explode, blow up, detonate, set off

v. burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded"

fire, bake in a kiln

v. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

rail, fulminate

v. criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

execute, put to death

v. kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment; "In some states, criminals are executed"

do, execute, perform

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

fire, fuel

v. provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

perform

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

perform, give a performance

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

play, spiel, render

v. replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

spill, run out

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

tap

v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

tap, dip into, draw from

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

emigrate, leave a country

v. leave one's country of residence for a new one; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"

move, change residence

v. change residence, affiliation, or place of employment; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"

defect, desert

v. desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

settle, locate, relocate, take up residence

v. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

resettle, settle anew

v. settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle"

clear, unclutter, rid of obstructions, remove obstructions from

v. rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"

evacuate

v. move people from their homes or country

deposit, bank

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

dictate

v. say out loud for the purpose of recording; "He dictated a report to his secretary"

vocalize, sing without words

v. sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel

vocalize, vowelize

v. pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

sound, voice, vocalize

v. utter with vibrating vocal chords

discuss, talk over

v. speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget"

grumble, rumble

v. make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"

vent, ventilate, give vent

v. give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger"; "The graduates gave vent to cheers"

gossip, wag one's tongue

v. wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt"

report, describe, report on

v. give information

clack, piffle, gibber, palaver, gabble, tattle, tittle-tattle, chatter, prate, prattle, twaddle, maunder, blabber

v. speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

chatter

v. make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees"

inform, round on, give information, let know

v. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"

rumor, rumour, bruit

v. tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"

clear

adj. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"

insincere, hypocritical

adj. lacking sincerity; "a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"

superficial, trivial

adj. of little substance or significance; "a few superficial editorial changes"; "only trivial objections"

Synonyms (27)

address, speak to, speak, give a speech to

v. give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

address, turn to, speak to

v. speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

be a spokesman for, speak for

v. be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

talk out of

v. persuade someone not to do something

cavernous

adj. being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers hollowed out of limestone"

sunken, recessed, deep-set

adj. having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look"

fistular, fistulate, fistulous

adj. hollow and tube-shaped like a reed

hollowed

adj. having a cavity within: "canoe made of a hollowed log"

tubular, cannular

adj. constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)

insignificant

adj. signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall

mindless, unmeaning

adj. signifying nothing; "insignificant sounds"; "his response...is picayune and unmeaning"- R.B. Pearsall

nonsense, nonsensical

adj. having no intelligible meaning; "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"

pointless, purposeless

adj. lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

Antonyms (23)

fill, become full, fill up

v. become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"

flood

v. become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"

fill, fill up, make full

v. make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"

refill, replenish, fill again

v. fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please"

flood, swamp, deluge, inundate

v. fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"

pack

v. fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"

pad, bolster

v. add padding to; "pad the seat of the chair"

load, place a load on

v. fill or place a load on; "load a car"; "load the truck with hay"

pack, load down

v. load with a pack

full, filled

adj. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"

empty talk

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