Definition: teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
Similar words: instruction, pedagogy, teaching
Definition: the profession of a teacher
Usage: he prepared for teaching while still in college; pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
Synonyms: speech, talking to, lecture
Definition: a lengthy rebuke
Usage: a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline; the teacher gave him a talking to
Similar words: reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval, rebuke
Definition: an act or expression of criticism and censure
Usage: he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face
Synonyms: lecture, talk, public lecture
Definition: a speech that is open to the public
Usage: he attended a lecture on telecommunications
Similar words: speech, address
Definition: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Usage: he listened to an address on minor Roman poets
Synonyms: call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, remonstrate, reprimand, reproof, rag, rebuke, scold, dress down, take to task, trounce, have words, lambast, lambaste, lecture, jaw, berate, bawl out
Definition: censure severely or angrily
Usage: The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car; The deputy ragged the Prime Minister; The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
Similar words: criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock
Definition: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Usage: The paper criticized the new movie; Don't knock the food--it's free
Definition: deliver a lecture or talk
Usage: She will talk at Rutgers next week; Did you ever lecture at Harvard?
Similar words: teach, learn, instruct
Definition: impart skills or knowledge to
Usage: I taught them French; He instructed me in building a boat