Definition of lectures

"lectures" in the noun sense

1. lecture, public lecture, talk

a speech that is open to the public

"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"

2. lecture, speech, talking to

a lengthy rebuke

"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"

"the teacher gave him a talking to"

3. lecture, lecturing

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)

"lectures" in the verb sense

1. lecture, talk

deliver a lecture or talk

"She will talk at Rutgers next week"

"Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"

2. call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast

censure severely or angrily

"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"

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Quotations for lectures

Every good picture is the best of sermons and lectures: the sense informs the soul. [ Sydney Smith ]

Journalism is an immense power, that threatens soon to supersede sermons, lectures, and books. [ Theodore Tilton ]

Every good picture is the best of sermons and lectures. The sense informs the soul. Whatever you have, have beauty. [ Sydney Smith ]

lectures in Scrabble®

The word lectures is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

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lectures in Words With Friends™

The word lectures is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters lectures:

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

cluster, lecture, recluse

 

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Words containing the sequence lectures

Words that start with lectures (3 words)

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Words that end with lectures (3 words)

Word Growth involving lectures

Shorter words in lectures

re lecture

Longer words containing lectures

lectureship lectureships

minilectures

prelectures