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voice

/ voice /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
"the voice of the law"
"the Times is not the voice of New York"
"conservatism has many voices"
Type of:
means agency way
verb Sense 2
give voice to
"He voiced his concern"
Type of:
express verbalize verbalise
Derived:
articulation voicer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
Type of:
grammatical relation
Kinds of:
active voice active passive voice passive
Domain:
linguistics
noun Sense 4
(metonymy) a singer
"he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"
Type of:
singer vocalist vocalizer
Domain:
metonymy
noun Sense 5
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
"the noisy voice of the waterfall"
"the incessant voices of the artillery"
Type of:
sound
noun Sense 6
something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
"the wee small voice of conscience"
"the voice of experience"
"he said his voices told him to do it"
Type of:
communication
noun Sense 7
the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
"a singer takes good care of his voice"
"the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"
Type of:
communication
Kinds of:
singing voice sprechgesang sprechstimme voice over
Derived:
vocalize vocalise phonate sound
noun Sense 8
the ability to speak
"he lost his voice"
Type of:
physical ability
Kinds of:
lung-power
Derived:
sound vocalize vocalise
noun Sense 9
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person''s speech
"A shrill voice sounded behind us"
Type of:
sound
Kinds of:
androglossia
verb Sense 10
utter with vibrating vocal chords
Opposites:
devoice
Type of:
pronounce articulate enounce
Kinds of:
chirk quaver waver
Derived:
vocalization vocalisation phonation vox utterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 11
expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"
"I gave voice to my feelings"
Type of:
expression
Derived:
give voice formulate word phrase articulate
noun Sense 12
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
"he tried to sing the tenor part"
Type of:
tune melody air
Kinds of:
primo secondo voice part accompaniment musical accompaniment
noun Sense 13
an advocate who represents someone else''s policy or purpose
"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"
Type of:
advocate advocator proponent
Kinds of:
ambassador flak catcher flak flack catcher flack
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
68
Times Searched
3
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means agency way express verbalize verbalise grammatical relation active voice active passive voice passive singer