speak
Because it is a word with a single syllable, speak is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofspeak
- A low class bar, a speakeasy.
- Language, jargon, or terminology used uniquely in a particular environment or group.
Example: "Corporate speak; IT speak."
- Speech, conversation.
- To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud.
Example: "I was so surprised I couldn't speak."
- To have a conversation.
Example: "It's been ages since we've spoken."
- (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions.
Example: "Actions speak louder than words."
- To deliver a message to a group; to deliver a speech.
Example: "This evening I shall speak on the topic of correct English usage."
- To be able to communicate in a language.
Example: "He speaks Mandarin fluently."
- To utter.
Example: "I was so surprised that I couldn't speak a word."
- To communicate (some fact or feeling); to bespeak, to indicate.
- (sometimes humorous) To understand (as though it were a language).
Example: "So you can program in C. But do you speak C++?"
- To produce a sound; to sound.
- Of a bird, to be able to vocally reproduce words or phrases from a human language.
- To address; to accost; to speak to.
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