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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: talebearer - talk</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="talebearer"> talebearer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who spreads gossip or scandal. Ex. These words were spoken in private, but some talebearer repeated them to the Commons (Macaulay). (SYN) gossip, telltale. </DL> <A NAME="talebearing"> talebearing, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun the spreading of gossip or scandal. <DD>adj. spreading gossip or scandal. </DL> <A NAME="talent"> talent, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a special natural ability; aptitude. Ex. She has a talent for music. Genius does what it must, and Talent does what it can (Owen Meredith). If a man has a talent and cannot use it, he has failed (Thomas Wolfe). Women with the talent for raising the tantrum to an art form and the conniption fit to a way of life (Time). (SYN) faculty, capacity, gift. <DD> 2. a person or persons with talent. Ex. to introduce new talent on stage. That young singer is a real talent. <DD> 3a. an ancient unit of weight or money, varying with time and place. <DD> b. the value of a talent weight as a money of account. <DD> 4. (Slang.) bookmakers' customers collectively; gamblers. <DD> 5. (Obsolete.) what one prefers; one's liking. adj. talentless. </DL> <A NAME="talented"> talented, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having natural ability; gifted. Ex. a talented musician. (SYN) endowed. </DL> <A NAME="talenteducationmethod"> talent education method, =Suzuki method.</DL> <A NAME="talentmoney"> talent money,<DL COMPACT><DD> a bonus given, as to a professional athlete, for an outstanding performance. </DL> <A NAME="talentscout"> talent scout,<DL COMPACT><DD> a person whose work is discovering talented people, as for motion pictures, professional athletics, or business. </DL> <A NAME="taler"> taler, noun, pl. -ler. =thaler.</DL> <A NAME="tales"> tales, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (pl. in use:) <DD> a. persons chosen to fill out a jury when the original panel has been depleted because of challenges. <DD> b. (British.) common jurors summoned to serve on a special jury. <DD> 2. (sing. in use:) <DD> a. one or more people so provided. <DD> b. the writ ordering them to serve. </DL> <A NAME="talesbook"> tales-book, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a book recording the names of persons summoned on a tales. </DL> <A NAME="talesman"> talesman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person chosen from among the bystanders or those present in court to serve on a jury when too few of those originally summoned are qualified to be on a jury. Ex. With the consent of the Court, the People will excuse the talesman (Theodore Dreiser). </DL> <A NAME="taleteller"> taleteller, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =talebearer. <DD> 2. a teller of tales or stories; narrator. Ex. You are reminded of those oriental taletellers of the marketplace, whose hands are as eloquent as their voices (Harper's). <DD> 3. a person who tells a tale or lie with the object of deceiving or misleading. </DL> <A NAME="taletelling"> taletelling, noun, adjective. =talebearing.</DL> <A NAME="talgo"> Talgo, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a lightweight railroad train with a very low center of gravity that enables it to travel at high speed around curves. </DL> <A NAME="tali"> tali (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of talus (1). </DL> <A NAME="tali"> tali (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Hindu ornament of gold, engraved with the likeness of the goddess Lakshmi, and suspended by a consecrated string of many fine yellow threads. It is worn by married women in India. </DL> <A NAME="taligrade"> taligrade, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> walking with the weight on the outer side of the foot. </DL> <A NAME="talion"> talion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the principle of making the punishment just like the injury; an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; retaliation. </DL> <A NAME="taliped"> taliped, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. having to do with or affected with talipes; clubfooted. <DD> 2. (of a foot) deformed; misshapen. <DD>noun a person who has talipes, especially a clubfoot. </DL> <A NAME="talipes"> talipes, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. any one of various foot defects, especially congenital ones, such as clubfoot, characterized by a twisting of the foot to the outside or the inside. <DD> 2. a clubfooted condition. </DL> <A NAME="talipot"> talipot, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tall fan palm of Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, and the Philippines, with large leaves that are used as fans, umbrellas, wallpaper, and material to write on. </DL> <A NAME="talisman"> talisman, noun, pl. -mans.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a stone, ring, or other object engraved with figures supposed to have magic power; charm. A talisman is usually worn as an amulet to avert evil. Ex. He had stolen from Henry ... a Talisman, which rendered its wearer invulnerable (Bishop William Stubbs). (SYN) phylactery. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) <DD> a. anything that acts as a magic token or charm. <DD> b. anything that seems to produce extraordinary results. </DL> <A NAME="talismanic"> talismanic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having to do with a talisman. <DD> 2. serving as a talisman. Ex. The name has acquired a talismanic significance (Harper's). adv. talismanically. </DL> <A NAME="talk"> talk, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to use words; speak. Ex. Baby is learning to talk. <DD> 2. to exchange words; converse. <DD> 3. to consult; confer. Ex. to talk with one's doctor. <DD> 4. to spread rumors; gossip; blab. Ex. She talked behind their backs. <DD> 5. to spread ideas by other means than speech; communicate. Ex. to talk by signs. <DD> 6. to speak idly; chatter away; prate. <DD> 7. to communicate with voices; make sounds that resemble speech. Ex. The birds were talking loudly. <DD> 8. to give an informal speech. <DD> 9. (Informal.) to reveal secret information; inform. Ex. The prisoner talked to the police. <DD>v.t. 1. to use in speaking; speak (a kind of speech or language). Ex. to talk sense. Can you talk French? <DD> 2. to bring, put, drive, or influence, by talk; persuade. Ex. We talked him into joining the club. <DD> 3. to speak about; discuss. Ex. to talk politics, to talk business. <DD>noun 1. the act or process of speaking; use of words; spoken words; speech. Ex. We had talk enough, but no conversation; there was nothing discussed (Samuel Johnson). <DD> 2. conversation, especially when familiar, empty, or idle. Ex. mere talk. The old friends met for a good talk. <DD> 3. rumor, gossip, or speculation. Ex. There is talk of a gasoline shortage. <DD> 4. an informal speech. Ex. The coach gave the team a talk about the need for more team spirit. <DD> 5. a way of speaking; style; manner. Ex. baby talk. <DD> 6. a language, dialect, or lingo. Ex. thieves' talk. <DD> 7. a conference; council. Ex. summit talks, peace talks, a top-level talk. <DD> 8. a subject for talk or gossip. Ex. She is the talk of the town. expr. talk about, <DD> a. to speak in reference to; mention. Ex. Talk about English people being fond of eating, that Canadian party beat all I had ever seen (E. Roper). <DD> b. to consider with a view of doing. Ex. He talks about retiring soon from business. expr. talk around, to discuss at length without coming to the point or to a conclusion. Ex. The Cabinet members talked around the proposal for several hours before adjourning. expr. talk away, to spend (time) in talking; pass by talking. Ex. I am very well content to talk away an evening with you on the subject (Joseph Addison). expr. talk back, (Informal.) to answer rudely or disrespectfully. Ex. The boy was punished for talking back to the teacher. expr. talk big, (Slang.) to talk boastfully; brag. Ex. We are able to talk big about light and freedom (Connop Thirlwall). expr. talk down, <DD> a. to make silent by talking louder or longer; outtalk. Ex. Her that talk'd down the fifty wisest men (Tennyson). <DD> b. to belittle; disparage. Ex. He talks down his competitor's products. <DD> c. to give radio instructions for landing an airplane because of instrument failure or poor visibility. Ex. The pilot must rely upon the maintenance staff ... when it is necessary for him to be talked down by Ground Controlled Approach (Punch). expr. talk down to, to speak to in a superior tone. Ex. College students resent teachers that talk down to them. expr. talk of, <DD> a. to speak in reference to; mention. Ex. Talking of Switzerland--have you ever been there in winter? <DD> b. to consider with a view to doing. Ex. He talks of moving to a warmer climate. expr. talk off (or out of) the top of one's head. See under top (1). expr. talk out, <DD> a. to discuss thoroughly. Ex. Let's talk this out before we do anything. <DD> b. (in the British Parliament) to discuss (a bill) until the time for adjournment and so prevent its being put to a vote. Ex. ... a form of filibustering to keep all rival records off the air as a politician talks out his opponent (Punch). expr. talk over, <DD> a. to consider together; discuss. Ex. We will talk over the matter as we go (Frederick Marryat). <DD> b. to persuade or convince by arguing. Ex. He talked over Trevittick, who sulkily acquiesced (Henry Kingsley). expr. talk up, to talk earnestly in favor of; campaign for. Ex. Two years ago he went to the federal-provincial conference in Ottawa and talked up the idea of a centennial project in Charlottetown (Maclean's). </DL> <A HREF="talkatho.dic">NEXT</A>