lecture
lecture is a 7-letter English word with 12 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture.
- noun. A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.
- noun. A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
- noun. A rehearsal of a lesson.
- transitive verb. To read or deliver a lecture to.
- transitive verb. To reprove formally and with authority.
- intransitive verb. To deliver a lecture or lectures.
- noun. teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
- noun. a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
"the teacher gave him a talking to"
- noun. a speech that is open to the public
"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
- verb. censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
- verb. deliver a lecture or talk
"She will talk at Rutgers next week"
"Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
Synonyms
lecturing, speech, talk, berate, chide, jaw, lambast, lambaste, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, scold, trounce
Common word forms
lectured, lecturer, lectures, lecturing
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