Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication(language) communication by word of mouth“his speech was garbled”, “he uttered harsh language”, “he recorded the spoken language of the streets”
(n)manner of speaking, speech, deliveryyour 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”
(n)lecture, speech, talking toa lengthy rebuke“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”, “the teacher gave him a talking to”