voice
Cross references:
1. express
1. voice \'vo.is\ n [ME, fr. OF vois, fr. L voc-, vox; akin to OHG
giwahanenX to mention, L vocare to call, Gk epos word, speech 1a: sound
produced by vertebrates by means of lungs, larynx, or syrinx; esp : sound
so produced by human beings 1b1: musical sound produced by the vocal cords
and resonated by the cavitie s of head and throat 1b2: the power or ability
to produce musical tones 1b3: SINGER 1b4: one of the melodic parts in a
vocal or instrumental composition 1b5: condition of the vocal organs with
respect to production of musical to nes 1c: expiration of air with the
vocal cords drawn close so as to vibrate aud ibly (as in uttering vowels
and consonant sounds as /v/ or /z/) 1d: the faculty of utterance : SPEECH
2: a sound resembling or suggesting vocal utterance 3: an instrument or
medium of expression 4a: wish, choice, or opinion openly or formally
expressed 4b: right of expression : SUFFRAGE 5: distinction of form or a
system of inflections of a verb to indicate the relation of the subject of
the verb to the action which the verb expresses : UNANIMOUSLY - with one
voice
2. voice vt 1: UTTER 2: to regulate the tone of 3: to pronounce (as a
consonant) with voice