n.
1.a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
2.(language) communication by word of mouth
3.a system of words used in a particular discipline
4.the cognitive processes involved in producing and understanding linguistic communication
5.the mental faculty or power of vocal communication
6.the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
Idiom of the Day
sit on one's hands
to do nothing, to fail to help
The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.