silly |
1. adj. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. | |
2. adj. (of numbers, particularly prices) Absurdly large. | |
3. adj. (chiefly Scottish, obsolete) Blessed, particularly: | |
4. adj. Good; pious. | |
5. adj. Holy. | |
6. adj. (now chiefly Scottish and northern England rare) Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly: | |
7. adj. (now literary) Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep. | |
8. adj. (now literary) Helpless, defenseless. | |
9. adj. Insignificant, worthless, (chiefly Scottish) especially with regard to land quality. | |
10. adj. Weak, frail; flimsy (use concerning people and animals is now obsolete). | |
11. adj. Sickly; feeble; infirm. | |
12. adj. (now rural UK, rare) Simple, plain, particularly: | |
13. adj. Rustic, homely. | |
14. adj. (obsolete) Lowly, of humble station. | |
15. adj. Mentally simple, foolish, particularly: | |
16. adj. (obsolete) Rustic, uneducated, unlearned. | |
17. adj. Thoughtless, lacking judgment. | |
18. adj. (Scottish) Mentally retarded. | |
19. adj. Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed. | |
20. adj. (cricket, of a fielding position) Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short. | |
21. adv. (now regional, or colloquial) Sillily: in a silly manner. | |
22. n. (colloquial) A silly person. | |
23. n. (affectionate, gently pejorative) A term of address. | |
24. n. (colloquial) A mistake. | |
childish |
1. adj. Of or suitable for a child. | |
2. adj. Behaving immaturely. | |
Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter. | |
talk |
1. v. To communicate, usually by means of speech. | |
Although I don't speak Chinese I managed to talk with the villagers using signs and gestures. | |
They sat down to talk business. | |
We talk French sometimes. | |
2. v. (transitive, informal) To discuss. | |
They sat down to talk business. | |
We're not talking rocket science here: it should be easy. | |
3. v. (intransitive, slang) To confess, especially implicating others. | |
Suppose he talks? | |
She can be relied upon not to talk. | |
They tried to make me talk. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself. | |
I am not the one to talk. | |
She is a fine one to talk. | |
You should talk. | |
Look who's talking. | |
5. v. (intransitive) To gossip; to create scandal. | |
People will talk. | |
Aren't you afraid the neighbours will talk? | |
6. v. (informal, chiefly used in the present participle) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner. | |
You're only sticking up for her because you like her; that's your penis talking. | |
That's not like you at all, Jared. The drugs are talking. Snap out of it! | |
7. n. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal. | |
We need to have a talk about your homework. | |
8. n. A lecture. | |
There is a talk on Shakespeare tonight. | |
9. n. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion. | |
She is the talk of the day. | |
The musical is the talk of the town. | |
10. n. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular: | |
11. n. A customary conversation in which parent(s) explain sexual intercourse to their child. | |
Have you had the talk with Jay yet? | |
12. n. (US) A customary conversation in which the parent(s) of a black child explain the racism and violence they may face, especially when interacting with p | |
13. n. (not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims. | |
The party leader's speech was all talk. | |
14. n. Meeting to discuss a particular matter. | |
The leaders of the G8 nations are currently in talks over nuclear weapons. | |
babble |
1. n. Idle talk; senseless prattle | |
2. n. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur. | |
* The babble of our young children. - Darwin. | |
3. n. A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions. | |
* The babble of the stream. - Alfred Tennyson. | |
4. v. (intransitive) To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds | |
The men were babbling, so we couldn't make sense of anything. | |
5. v. (intransitive) To talk incoherently; to utter meaningless words. | |
6. v. (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle. | |
7. v. (intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones. | |
* In every babbling brook he finds a friend. - William Wordsworth. | |
Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they are too noisy after having found a good scent. | |
8. v. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat words or sounds in a childish way without understanding. | |
* These words he used to babble in all companies. - John Arbuthnot. | |
9. v. To reveal; to give away (a secret). | |