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Definitions of 'voice' Wordnet 

1. (noun) voice
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
"A shrill voice sounded behind us"

2. (noun) 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"

3. (noun) voice
a sound suggestive of a vocal utterance
"the noisy voice of the waterfall"; "the incessant voices of the artillery"

4. (noun) articulation, voice
expressing in coherent verbal form
"the articulation of my feelings"; "I gave voice to my feelings"

5. (noun) 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"

6. (noun) 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"

7. (noun) voice
(metonymy) a singer
"he wanted to hear trained voices sing it"

8. (noun) 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"

9. (noun) voice
the ability to speak
"he lost his voice"

10. (noun) voice
(linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes

11. (verb) part, voice
the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
"he tried to sing the tenor part"

12. (verb) voice
give voice to
"He voiced his concern"

13. (verb) voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise
utter with vibrating vocal chords


Definitions of 'voice' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) voice
sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low voice

2. (noun) voice
sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; -- distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and also whisper

3. (noun) voice
the tone or sound emitted by anything

4. (noun) voice
the faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the voice

5. (noun) voice
language; words; speech; expression; signification of feeling or opinion

6. (noun) voice
opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote

7. (noun) voice
command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural language

8. (noun) voice
one who speaks; a speaker

9. (noun) voice
a particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses

10. (verb) voice
to give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation

11. (verb) voice
to utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak above a whisper

12. (verb) voice
to fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ

13. (verb) voice
to vote; to elect; to appoint

14. (verb) voice
to clamor; to cry out


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