| Main Entry: | confabulate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | converse |
Synonyms: |
chaffer, chat, chatter, chitchat, confab, discuss, palaver, speak, talk |
| Main Entry: | communicate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | mutually exchange information |
Synonyms: |
answer, associate with, be close to, be in touch, be near, buzz, cable, chat, commune with, confabulate, confer, converse, correspond, discourse, drop a line, drop a note, establish contact, get on the horn, give a call, give a ring, have confidence of, hear from, reach, reply, talk, telephone, wire, write |
| Main Entry: | confer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discuss, deliberate |
Synonyms: |
advise, argue, bargain, blitz*, brainstorm*, breeze*, collogue, confab, confabulate, consult, converse, deal, debate, discourse, flap, gab, get heads together, give meeting, groupthink, huddle, jaw, kick ideas around, negotiate, parley, pick one's brain, powwow, speak, talk, toss ideas around, treat |
| Main Entry: | consult |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, confer |
Synonyms: |
argue, ask advice of, be closeted with, brainstorm*, call in, cogitate, collogue, commune, compare notes, confab, confabulate, consider, debate, deliberate, discuss, examine, flap, groupthink, huddle, interrogate, interview, kick ideas around, negotiate, parlay, pick one's brains, powwow, put heads together, question, refer to, regard, respect, review, seek advice, seek opinion of, take a meeting, take account of, take counsel, talk over, toss ideas around, treat, turn to |
| Main Entry: | discuss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk over with another |
Synonyms: |
altercate, argue, bounce off, canvass, compare notes, confabulate, confer, consider, consult with, contend, contest, converse, debate, deliberate, descant, discept, discourse about, dispute, dissert, dissertate, examine, exchange views on, explain, figure, get together, go into, groupthink, hash over, hold forth, jaw, kick about, knock around, moot, put heads together, reason about, review, sift, take up, thrash out, toss around, ventilate, weigh |
Antonyms: |
be quiet |
| Main Entry: | powwow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discuss |
Synonyms: |
advise, confab, confabulate, confer, consult, get together, go into a huddle, huddle, meet, palaver, parley, talk, treat |
| Main Entry: | rap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | talk casually; speak abruptly |
Synonyms: |
babble, bark, chat, chatter, chitchat, confabulate, converse, discourse, jabber, palaver, run off at the mouth, spit, talk |
| Notes: | hip-hop is a culture and rap is a style of music that is one of the components of hip-hop; hip-hop music is not the same as rap - it is a fusion of rapping and deejaying hip-hop is rap, but not all rap is hip-hop; hip-hop has a particular beat and uses scratching and breaks/samples rap (noun) is a reproach for some lapse or misdeed - (verb) strike sharply and swiftly; a wrap (noun) is a cloak that is folded around a person - (verb) arrange or fold as a cover or protection to wrap is to enclose in a covering; to rap is to knock or tap on something, or create a rhythmic type of music |
| Main Entry: | talk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discuss with another |
Synonyms: |
argue, be in contact, canvass, carry on conversation, chew*, collogue, commune, confabulate, confer, confide, consult, contact, deliberate, dialogue, engage in conversation, exchange, go into a huddle, groupthink, have a meet, hold discussion, huddle, interact, interface, interview, join in conversation, keep in touch, negotiate, network*, palaver, parley, reach out, reason, relate, thrash out, touch base, touch*, vent, visit |
Antonyms: |
refrain, refuse |
| Main Entry: | treat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be concerned with; discuss |
Synonyms: |
advise, approach, arrange, comment, confabulate, confer, consider, consult, contain, criticize, deal with, deliberate, discourse on, enlarge upon, explain, go into, interpret, manipulate, reason, review, speak about, study, tackle, talk about, think, touch upon, weigh, write about |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | yak/yap |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | talk a lot |
Synonyms: |
babble, blather, chat, chatter, clack, confabulate, gab, gossip, jabber, jaw, prate, prattle, run on, tattle, yammer |