voice | a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated, the voice of the law, the Times is not the voice of New York, conservatism has many voices |
circular plane compass plane | a plane with a flexible face that can plane concave or convex surfaces |
compass | navigational instrument for finding directions |
compass | drafting instrument used for drawing circles |
compass card mariner's compass | compass in the form of a card that rotates so that degrees or North points to magnetic north |
compass saw | a handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves |
magnetic compass | compass based on an indicator (as a magnetic needle) that points to the magnetic north |
radio compass | a direction finder that gives a bearing by determining the direction of incoming radio signals |
voice | the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech, A shrill voice sounded behind us |
scope range reach orbit compass ambit | an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: the range of a supersonic jet, a piano has a greater range than the human voice, the ambit of municipal legislation, within the compass of this article, within the scope of an investigation, outside the reach of the law, in the political orbit of a world power |
head register head voice head tone | the higher ranges of the voice in speaking or singing, the vibrations of sung notes are felt in the head |
chest register chest voice chest tone | the lower ranges of the voice in speaking or singing |
voice | the ability to speak, he lost his voice |
larynx voice box | a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea, contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech |
compass range reach grasp | the limit of capability, within the compass of education |
voice mail voicemail | a computerized system for answering and routing telephone calls, telephone messages can be recorded and stored and relayed |
singing voice | the musical quality of the voice while singing |
bass bass voice basso | the lowest adult male singing voice |
baritone baritone voice | the second lowest adult male singing voice |
tenor tenor voice | the adult male singing voice above baritone |
part voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music, he tried to sing the tenor part |
voice part | a part written for a singer |
articulation voice | expressing in coherent verbal form, the articulation of my feelings, I gave voice to my feelings |
tone tone of voice | the quality of a person's voice, he began in a conversational tone, he spoke in a nervous tone of voice |
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 |
voice vocalization vocalisation vocalism phonation vox | the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract, a singer takes good care of his voice, the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations |
voice | something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression, the wee small voice of conscience, the voice of experience, he said his voices told him to do it |
voice over | the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program |
voice | a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance, the noisy voice of the waterfall, the incessant voices of the artillery |
wee small voice small voice voice of conscience | an inner voice that judges your behavior |
spokesperson interpreter representative voice | an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose, the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government |
voice | (metonymy) a singer, he wanted to hear trained voices sing it |
compass plant compass flower | any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass |
prairie bird's-foot trefoil compass plant prairie lotus prairie trefoil Lotus americanus | North American annual with red or roseolored flowers |
voice | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes |
active voice active | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb, `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice |
passive voice passive | the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb, `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice, `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive |
compass point point | any of horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass, he checked the point on his compass |
cardinal compass point | one of the four main compass points |
north magnetic north compass north | the direction in which a compass needle points |
grok get the picture comprehend savvy dig grasp compass apprehend | get the meaning of something, Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter? |
voice | give voice to, He voiced his concern |
voice sound vocalize vocalise | utter with vibrating vocal chords |
give voice formulate word phrase articulate | put into words or an expression, He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees |
circumnavigate compass | travel around, either by plane or ship, We compassed the earth |
compass ,u | bring about, accomplish, This writer attempts more than his talents can compass |
sotto voce in a low voice | in an undertone, he uttered a curse sotto voce |