spiel :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

patter, line of gab

n. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

Verbs (4)

spiel

v. speak at great length (about something)

spiel

v. speak at great length (about something)

play, render

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

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Fuzzynyms (37)

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

present, portray

v. represent in a painting, drawing, sculpture, or verbally; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

outline, delineate, limn, trace the shape of

v. trace the shape of

show, picture, depict

v. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

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"

discharge, empty, become void, become empty

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

finish, end, stop, halt, cease, run out, terminate, come to an end, close over

v. bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"

sketch, outline, chalk out

v. make a sketch of; "sketch the building"

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