the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

utterance

vocalization

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
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phonation

vocalisation

vocalism

vocalization

voice

vox

sample sentences

"a singer takes good care of his voice"
"the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

utter with vibrating vocal chords
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sound

vocalise

vocalize

voice

utter speech sounds
<verb.communication>

phonate

vocalise

vocalize

express or state clearly
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

articulate

enunciate

vocalise

vocalize

pronounce as a vowel
<verb.communication>

vocalise

vocalize

vowelise

vowelize

sample sentences

"between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"

sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
<verb.creation>

vocalise

vocalize

a person who sings
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

singer

vocaliser

vocalist

vocalizer

an organism that can utter vocal sounds
<noun.person>

utterer

vocaliser

vocalizer

sample sentences

"an utterer of foul oaths"
"is the giraffe a vocalizer?"

the act of singing vocal music
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

singing

vocalizing

in a vocal manner
<adv.all>

vocally

sample sentences

"she defended herself vocally"

the particular occupation for which you are trained
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 2

calling

career

vocation

a body of people doing the same kind of work
<noun.group>

occupational group

vocation

of or relating to a vocation or occupation; especially providing or undergoing training in special skills
<adj.pert>   freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 49

vocational

sample sentences

"vocational school"
"vocational students learning to repair a motor"

training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

vocational education

vocational training

a program of vocational education
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

vocational program

providing training in a specific trade with the aim of gaining employment
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

vocational rehabilitation

a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

vocational rehabilitation program

a secondary school teaching the skilled trades
<noun.group>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

trade school

vocational school

training for a specific vocation in industry or agriculture or trade
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

vocational education

vocational training

affecting the pursuit of a vocation or occupation
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

vocationally

sample sentences

"vocationally trained"

relating to a case used in some languages
<adj.pert>

vocative

sample sentences

"vocative verb endings"

the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
<noun.communication>

vocative

vocative case

the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
<noun.communication>

vocative

vocative case

utter in a very loud voice
<verb.communication>

shout out

vociferate

sample sentences

"They vociferated their demands"

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
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call

cry

outcry

shout

vociferation

yell

sample sentences

"the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

a loud and vehement speaker (usually in protest)
<noun.person>

vociferator

conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

blatant

clamant

clamorous

strident

vociferous

sample sentences

"blatant radios"
"a clamorous uproar"
"strident demands"
"a vociferous mob"

in a vociferous manner
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

vociferously

sample sentences

"he complained vociferously"

unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
<noun.food>

vodka

martini made with vodka rather than gin
<noun.food>

vodka martini

a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
<noun.cognition>

hoodooism

vodoun

voodoo

voodooism

the popular taste at a given time
<noun.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

style

trend

vogue

sample sentences

"leather is the latest vogue"
"he followed current trends"
"the 1920s had a style of their own"

a current state of general acceptance and use
<noun.state>

vogue

in accord with the latest fad
<adj.all>

trendy

voguish

sample sentences

"trendy ideas"
"trendy clothes"
"voguish terminology"

elegant and stylish
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

chic

smart

voguish

sample sentences

"chic elegance"
"a smart new dress"
"a suit of voguish cut"

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 78 freq. cnt.: 78

voice

sample sentences

"A shrill voice sounded behind us"

the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 69 freq. cnt.: 69

phonation

vocalisation

vocalism

vocalization

voice

vox

sample sentences

"a singer takes good care of his voice"
"the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"

expressing in coherent verbal form
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

articulation

voice

sample sentences

"the articulation of my feelings"
"I gave voice to my feelings"

a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
<noun.event>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

voice

sample sentences

"the noisy voice of the waterfall"
"the incessant voices of the artillery"

a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

voice

sample sentences

"the voice of the law"
"the Times is not the voice of New York"
"conservatism has many voices"

something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

voice

sample sentences

"the wee small voice of conscience"
"the voice of experience"
"he said his voices told him to do it"

the ability to speak
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

voice

sample sentences

"he lost his voice"

an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

interpreter

representative

spokesperson

voice

sample sentences

"the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

(metonymy) a singer
<noun.person>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

voice

sample sentences

"he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"

the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
<noun.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

part

voice

sample sentences

"he tried to sing the tenor part"

(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
<noun.relation>

voice

give voice to
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

voice

sample sentences

"He voiced his concern"

utter with vibrating vocal chords
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

sound

vocalise

vocalize

voice

a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
<noun.body>

larynx

voice box