Noun

• S: (n) spiel, patter, line of gab (plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson))
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) channel, communication channel, line ((often plural) a means of communication or access) "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
• S: (n) communication, communicating (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information) "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
• S: (n) act, deed, human action, human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
• S: (n) event (something that happens at a given place and time)
• S: (n) psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) patter (a quick succession of light rapid sounds) "the patter of mice"; "the patter of tiny feet"

Verb

• S: (v) sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter (rain gently) "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"
• S: (v) patter, pitter-patter (make light, rapid and repeated sounds) "gently pattering rain"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) sound, go (make a certain noise or sound) "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame