n.
1.extended verbal expression in speech or writing
2.an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
3.an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic discourse v.
1.to consider or examine in speech or writing
2.carry on a conversation
3.talk or hold forth formally about a topic
Idiom of the Day
have one's head in the clouds
to be unaware of what is going on
The boy has his head in the clouds and does not think about what is going on around him.