Index of English words, starting with "sp"

(1) - Speaker (n.) A book of selections for declamation.
(2) - Speaker (n.) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates; as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally, the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the Speaker of a House of Representatives.
(3) - Speaker (n.) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good speaker, or a bad speaker.
(4) - Speaker (n.) One who speaks.

(1) - Speakership (n.) The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of Representatives.

(1) - Speaking (a.) Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.
(2) - Speaking (a.) Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.
(3) - Speaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Speak