speech in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
   "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
   address  speech 
   
2. your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
   "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
   manner of speaking  speech  delivery 
   
3. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
   "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
   language  speech 
   
4. (language) communication by word of mouth
   "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
   speech  speech communication  spoken communication  spoken language  language  voice communication  oral communication 
   
5. a lengthy rebuke
   "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
   lecture  speech  talking to 
   
6. the exchange of spoken words
   "they were perfectly comfortable together without speech"
   speech 
   
7. something spoken
   "he could hear them uttering merry speeches"
   speech