Tale-teller, n. See Tale-bearer.
Talipes, n. (Surgery.) Club-foot.
Talisman, n. Charm, amulet, phylactery.
Talismanic, a. Magical.
Talk, v. n.
- 1. Speak, converse.
- 2. Confer, reason, deliberate.
- 3. Prattle, prate.
Talk, v. a.
- 1. Speak, use for conversing.
- 2. Speak, utter, mention in speaking.
Talk, n.
- 1. Conversation, converse, colloquy, discourse, conference, communication, dialogue, confabulation,
chat, parley, oral intercourse.
- 2. Report, rumor, bruit, town talk.
- 3. Subject of discourse, theme.
Talkative, a. Loquacious, garrulous, chatty, conversable, cozy, long-tongued.
Talk away. Spend or pass in talking.
Talk big. (Colloq.) Boast, brag, vaunt, gasconade, bluster, vapor, exalt one’s self, magnify one’s self, se faire valoir.
Talker, n.
- 1. Converser, conversationalist.
- 2. Prattler, loquacious person, chatterer, chatter-box, babbler, magpie, moulin à paroles.
- 3. Boaster, braggart, gascon.