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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.