| adage |
an old familiar saying that expresses folk wisdom; proverb. |
| amen |
a saying of the interjection amen. [1/3 definitions] |
| apothegm |
a short instructive saying; maxim; aphorism. |
| back up |
to return to an earlier point in one's story or account, or give explanatory background to what one is saying. [1/8 definitions] |
| blow off steam |
(informal) to release pent-up anger or frustration by saying or doing something. |
| brevity |
the writing or saying of much in few words; terseness. [1/2 definitions] |
| byword |
a common or proverbial phrase or saying. [1/2 definitions] |
| close-mouthed |
saying little; not talkative; reticent. |
| commonplace |
a trite or unoriginal saying; platitude. [1/4 definitions] |
| concise |
short and to the point; saying much in a few words. |
| daresay |
to take the risk of saying (used to introduce a statement of what one imagines to be true; used only in the first person singular in the present tense). |
| dictum |
a well-known saying; maxim. [1/3 definitions] |
| expression |
a saying or phrase, often generally known. [1/5 definitions] |
| gnome2 |
a short, pithy, wise saying; aphorism. |
| goodbye |
an expression of farewell, or the act of saying farewell. [1/2 definitions] |
| hold back |
to restrain oneself from saying something or doing something. [2/5 definitions] |
| improvise |
to meet the needs of the moment by creating, saying, or doing something in a spontaneous, unplanned way. [1/4 definitions] |
| interrupt |
to break the continuity of what someone is doing or saying. [1/4 definitions] |
| invite |
to provoke by doing or saying. [1/5 definitions] |
| joke |
to say something for effect or amusement without meaning what one is saying. [1/7 definitions] |
| lip-read |
to understand (what a person is saying) by looking at his or her lips. [1/2 definitions] |