Overview of noun talks

The noun talks has 1 sense

• negotiation, dialogue, talks -- (a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians")

Overview of noun talk

The noun talk has 5 senses

• talk, talking -- (an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here")


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


• talk -- (the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history")


• lecture, public lecture, talk -- (a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications")


• talk, talk of the town -- (idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately")

Overview of verb talk

The verb talk has 6 senses

• talk, speak -- (exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words")


• talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise -- (express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize")


• speak, talk -- (use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect")


• spill, talk -- (reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details")


• spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out -- (divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks")


• lecture, talk -- (deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?")