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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

speaker
talker noun someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); `the speaker at commencement`; `an utterer of useful maxims`

speaker identification
talker identification noun identification of a person from the sound of their voice

speakerphone
noun a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time

speakership
noun the position of speaker

speaking
noun the utterance of intelligible speech

speaking trumpet
noun a trumpet-shaped acoustic device to intensify and direct the human voice; formerly held to the ear by a hard-of-hearing person

speaking tube
noun a tube for conveying the sound of a voice from one room to another

speaking(a)
adjective capable of or involving speech or speaking; `human beings--the speaking animals`; `a speaking part in the play`

spear
lance noun a long pointed rod used as a weapon

spear
noun an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

spearhead
spearpoint noun the head and sharpened point of a spear

spearmint
Mentha spicata noun common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

spearmint oil
noun an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant

spearnose bat
noun New World bat with a pointed nose leaf; found from southern United States to Paraguay

special
adjective for a special service or occasion; `a special correspondent`; `a special adviser to the committee`; `had to get special permission for the event`

special act
noun a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district

special agent
noun someone whose authority is limited to the special undertaking they have been instructed to perform

Special Air Service
SAS noun a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)

special assessment
noun an additional tax levied on private property for public improvements that enhance the value of the property

Special Branch
noun a government police department dealing with political security

special court-martial
noun a court-martial to try soldiers for offences less serious that than those committed in action; consists of at least three officers

special delivery
noun mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)

special drawing rights
paper gold noun reserve assets in the International Monetary Fund; designed to supplement reserves of gold and convertible currencies used to maintain stability in the foreign exchange market

special education
noun education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom

special effect
noun an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)

Special Forces
U. S. Army Special Forces noun a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting

special interest
noun an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor

special jury
blue ribbon jury noun a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues

Special Olympics
noun an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons

special pleading
noun (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations

special relativity
special theory of relativity noun a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems

special session
noun a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions

special verdict
noun a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other

specialism
noun the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation

specialist
specializer noun an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

specialist
noun practices one branch of medicine

specialistic
adjective showing focused training; `specialist training`

specialization
specialisation noun the special line of work you have adopted as your career; `his specialization is gastroenterology`

specialized
specialised adjective marked by or characteristic of specialization in a mechanical or scientific subject; `his specialized qualifications for the job`; `all kinds of specialized technical books`

specialness
noun a distinguishing trait

specialty store
noun a store that sells only one kind of merchandise

speciation
noun the evolution of a biological species

species
noun a specific kind of something; `a species of molecule`; `a species of villainy`

specifiable
adjective capable of being specified; `specifiable complaints`

specific
adjective relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; `specific characters`

specific gravity
noun the density of a substance relative to the density of water

specific heat
noun the heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance one degree centigrade

specific performance
noun the performance of a legal contract as specified by its terms

specifically
adverb in distinction from others; `a program specifically for teenagers`; `he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes`

specification
spec noun a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

specified
adjective clearly and explicitly stated; `meals are at specified times`

specifier
noun someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent)

specify
determine 3 fix 3 limit verb decide upon or fix definitely; `fix the variables`; `specify the parameters`

specimen
noun a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; `they collected a urine specimen for urinalysis`

specimen bottle
noun a bottle for holding urine specimens

specious
spurious adjective plausible but false; `a specious claim`; `spurious inferences`

specious argument
noun an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious

speciously
adverb in a specious manner

speciousness
meretriciousness noun an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; `the speciousness of his argument`

speck
pinpoint noun a very small spot; `the plane was just a speck in the sky`

speckle
dapple noun a small contrasting part of something; `a bald spot`; `a leopard`s spots`; `a patch of clouds`; `patches of thin ice`; `a fleck of red`

speckled alder
Alnus rugosa noun common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down

speckled rattlesnake
Crotalus mitchellii noun markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of southwestern Arizona and Baja California

spectacle
noun a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of` yourself

spectacled caiman
Caiman sclerops noun caiman with bony ridges about the eyes; found from southern Mexico to Argentina

spectacles
specs noun optical instrument consisting of a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

spectacular
adjective characteristic of spectacles or drama; `spectacular dives from the cliff`

spectacularly
stunningly adverb in a spectacular manner; `the area was spectacularly scenic`

spectator
noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); `the spectators applauded the performance`; `television viewers`; `sky watchers discovered a new star`

spectator pump
spectator noun a woman`s pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

spectator sport
noun a sport that many people find entertaining to watch

spectinomycin
noun an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea

spectral
adjective of or relating to a spectrum; `spectral colors`; `spectral analysis`

spectrogram
noun a photographic record of a spectrum

spectrograph
noun a spectroscope by which spectra can be photographed

spectrographic
adjective relating to or employing a spectrograph

spectrographically
adverb by spectrographic means; `the speech spectrum was displayed spectrographically`

spectrometric
adjective of or relating to or involving spectrometry

spectrophotometer
noun a photometer for comparing two light radiations wavelength by wavelength

spectroscope
prism spectroscope noun an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis

spectroscopic
spectroscopical adjective of or relating to or involving spectroscopy; `spectroscopic analysis`

spectroscopy
spectrometry noun the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

spectrum
noun broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities

spectrum line
noun an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency

speculate
theorise verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; `Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps`

speculation
conjecture noun a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); `speculations about the outcome of the election`; `he dismissed it as mere conjecture`

speculatively
with speculation adverb in a speculative manner; `he looked at her speculatively`

speculativeness
noun the quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation; `her work is highly contentious because of its speculativeness and lack of supporting evidence`

speculator
plunger noun someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains

speculum
noun a medical instrument for dilating a bodily passage or cavity in order to examine the interior

speech
speech communication noun (language) communication by word of mouth; `his speech was garbled`; `he uttered harsh language`; `he recorded the spoken language of the streets`

speech
noun a lengthy rebuke; `a good lecture was my father`s idea of discipline`; `the teacher gave him a talking to`

speech act
noun the use of language to perform some act

speech community
noun people sharing a given language or dialect

speech day
noun an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed

speech disorder
speech defect noun a disorder of oral speech

speech intelligibility
noun the intelligibility of speech (usually measured in the presence of noise or distortion)

speech organ
vocal organ noun any of the organs involved in speech production

speech pattern
noun distinctive manner of oral expression; `he couldn`t suppress his contemptuous accent`; `she had a very clear speech pattern`

speech perception
noun the auditory perception (and comprehension) of speech