The Clue
Teleprompter's contents (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SPEECH
Tags
Notes
The answer SPEECH is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 650 puzzles.
Related Clues
Address
Elocution
"The King's ___"
Oration
Parts of ___
Tongue
Valedictory, e.g.
Cry at an awards ceremony
Drama-school subject
A Patrick Henry delivery
When repeated, a cry to an awardee
Word chanted at a celebratory party
When repeated, cry at a celebratory party
Definition
SPEECH as a noun:
1. (address, speech) = the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
2. (speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication) = (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
3. something spoken; "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
4. the exchange of spoken words; "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
5. (manner of speaking, speech, delivery) = your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
6. (lecture, speech, talking to) = a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
7. (actor's line, speech, words) = words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech"
8. (language, speech) = the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"