Dictionary Entry

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.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 12 senses

Definitions

1noun
The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture.
2noun
A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.
3noun
A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.
4noun
A rehearsal of a lesson.
5transitive verb
To read or deliver a lecture to.
6transitive verb
To reprove formally and with authority.
7intransitive verb
To deliver a lecture or lectures.
8noun
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Synonyms
lecturing
9noun
a lengthy rebuke
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
"the teacher gave him a talking to"
Synonyms
speech
10noun
a speech that is open to the public
"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
Synonyms
talk
11verb
censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
Synonyms
berate chide jaw lambast lambaste rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold trounce
12verb
deliver a lecture or talk
"She will talk at Rutgers next week"
"Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
Synonyms
talk

Synonyms

lecturing speech talk berate chide jaw lambast lambaste rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold trounce

Common word forms

lectured lecturer lectures lecturing

Words from these letters

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