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history, narration, recital, anecdote: We were brought up on
tales of the supernatural. Her tale of what happened does not
agree with the facts. 2 falsehood, lie, fiction, fib,
fabrication, untruth, falsification, exaggeration, Colloq tall
tale or story, (cock-and-bull) story, US fish story: He told
some tale about having been captured by urban guerrillas. 3
rumour, gossip, slander, allegation, tittle-tattle, libel,
story, US chiefly naval scuttlebutt: I have been hearing tales
about wild parties at the neighbours' again.
talebearer
n. gossip, rumour-monger, gossip-monger, taleteller,
talemonger, scandalmonger, tell-tale, troublemaker, quidnunc,
tattler, informer, sieve, Chiefly US and Canadian tattle-tale,
Slang bigmouth, blabbermouth, squealer, stool-pigeon, stoolie,
rat, Brit sneak, nark, US fink, ratfink: The words, spoken in
private, were repeated to him by some talebearer.
talent n. 1 ability, power, gift, faculty, flair, genius, facility,
aptitude, capacity, knack, ingenuity, forte, strength;
endowment: Bill's extraordinary talent for playing the trombone
was widely acclaimed. 2 tendency, proclivity, propensity,
penchant, predilection, predisposition, bent, inclination:
Annabel certainly has a talent for saying the wrong thing.
talented adj. gifted, accomplished, brilliant, skilled, skilful,
masterful, expert, adept, adroit, dexterous, deft, clever, good,
polished, proficient, first-rate, top-drawer, excellent, Colloq
ace, crack, top-notch, Brit wizard, whizzo, US crackerjack:
Leslie is the most talented player in the school hockey team.
talisman n. amulet, charm, tiki, fetish or fetich, ju-ju, periapt,
abraxas; wishbone, rabbit's foot, Brit merry thought: He was
given a talisman that was supposed to protect its wearer from
bad luck.
talk
v. 1 Sometimes, talk in. speak (in), use, communicate in,
converse in, express (oneself) in, discourse in: If you talk
English I might understand. 2 confer, consult, parley, have a
(little) talk, (have a) chat, confabulate, Colloq confab, Slang
US rap: I think we ought to talk before you decide which offer
to accept. 3 chatter, prate, prattle, jabber, blather or
blether, gibber, jibber-jabber, cackle, babble, patter, rattle