Oral vs. Verbal
Oraladjective
Relating to the mouth.
Oraladjective
Spoken rather than written.
Oralnoun
(countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
Oralnoun
(countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
Oralnoun
Oral sex.
Oraladjective
Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.
Oraladjective
Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the mouth; as, the oral cavity; oral cilia or cirri.
Oralnoun
an examination conducted by word of mouth
Oraladjective
using speech rather than writing;
Oraladjective
of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth;
Oraladjective
of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located;
Oraladjective
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
Oraladjective
spoken rather than written; verbal
Oraladjective
relating to the transmission of information or literature by word of mouth
Oraladjective
(of a society) not having reached the stage of literacy.
Oraladjective
relating to the mouth
Oraladjective
done or taken by the mouth
Oraladjective
(of a speech sound) pronounced by the voice resonating in the mouth, as the vowels in English.
Oraladjective
(in Freudian theory) relating to or denoting a stage of infantile psychosexual development in which the mouth is the main source of pleasure and the centre of experience.
Oralnoun
a spoken examination or test
Verbaladjective
Of or relating to words.
Verbaladjective
Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
Verbaladjective
Consisting of words only.
Verbaladjective
Expressly spoken rather than written.
Verbaladjective
(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
Verbaladjective
(grammar) Used to form a verb.
Verbaladjective
Capable of speech.
Verbaladjective
Word for word.
Verbaladjective
(obsolete) Abounding with words; verbose.
Verbalnoun
(grammar) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
Verbalverb
To induce into fabricating a confession.
Verbaladjective
Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.
Verbaladjective
Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.
Verbaladjective
Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.
Verbaladjective
Abounding with words; verbose.
Verbaladjective
Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix.
Verbalnoun
A noun derived from a verb.
Verbaladjective
communicated in the form of words;
Verbaladjective
of or relating to or formed from words in general;
Verbaladjective
of or relating to or formed from a verb;
Verbaladjective
relating to or having facility in the use of words;
Verbaladjective
expressed in spoken words;
Verbaladjective
prolix;
Verbaladjective
relating to or in the form of words
Verbaladjective
spoken rather than written; oral
Verbaladjective
tending to talk a lot
Verbaladjective
relating to or derived from a verb
Verbalnoun
a word or words functioning as a verb.
Verbalnoun
a verbal noun.
Verbalnoun
abuse; insults
Verbalnoun
the lyrics of a song or the dialogue of a film
Verbalnoun
a verbal statement containing a damaging admission alleged to have been made to the police, and offered as evidence by the prosecution.
Verbalverb
attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect), especially dishonestly.
