1. the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
2. the faculty or power of uttering sounds through the mouth by the controlled expulsion of air; speech: to lose one's voice.
3. a range of such sounds distinctive to one person, or to a type of person or animal: Her voice is commanding.
4. the condition or effectiveness of the voice for speaking or singing: to be in poor voice.
5. a sound likened to or resembling vocal utterance: the voice of the wind.
6. something likened to speech as conveying impressions to the mind: the voice of nature.
7. expression in spoken or written words, or by other means: to give voice to one's disapproval by a letter.
8. the right to present and receive consideration of one's desires or opinions: We were given no voice in the election.
9. an expressed opinion or choice: a voice for compromise.
10. an expressed will or desire: the voice of the people.
11. expressed wish or injunction: obedient to the voice of God.
12. the person or other agency through which something is expressed or revealed: a warning that proved to be the voice of prophecy.
13. a singer: one of our best voices.
14. a voice part: a score for piano and voice.
15. the audible result of phonation and resonance.
16. Grammar.
• a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in some languages, as Latin, and which is typically used to indicate the relation of the verbal action to the subject as performer, undergoer, or beneficiary of its action.
• a set of syntactic devices in some languages, as English, that is similar to this set in function.
• any of the categories of these sets: the English passive voice; the Greek middle voice.
17. the finer regulation, as of intensity and color, in tuning, especially of a piano or organ.

18. to give utterance or expression to; declare; proclaim: to voice one's discontent.
19. Music.
• to regulate the tone of, as the pipes of an organ.
• to write the voice parts for (music).
20. to utter with the voice.
21. to pronounce with glottal vibration.
22. to interpret from sign language into spoken language.

23. of or relating to the use of human or synthesized speech: voice-data entry; voice output.
24. of or relating to the transmission of speech or data over media designed for the transmission of speech: voice-grade channel;voice-data network.

25. the conscience: He was only occasionally troubled by the still, small voice.
26. in accord; unanimously: They arose and with one voice acclaimed the new president.

1. the sound made by the vibration of the vocal cords, esp when modified by the resonant effect of the tongue and mouth
2. the natural and distinctive tone of the speech sounds characteristic of a particular person
3. the condition, quality, effectiveness, or tone of such sounds
4. the musical sound of a singing voice, with respect to its quality or tone
5. the ability to speak, sing, etc
6. a sound resembling or suggestive of vocal utterance
7. written or spoken expression, as of feeling, opinion, etc (esp in the phrase give voice to)
8. a stated choice, wish, or opinion or the power or right to have an opinion heard and considered
9. an agency through which is communicated another's purpose, policy, etc
10. music
• musical notes produced by vibrations of the vocal cords at various frequencies and in certain registers
• (in harmony) an independent melodic line or part
11. the sound characterizing the articulation of several speech sounds, including all vowels or sonants, that is produced when the vocal cords make loose contact with each other and are set in vibration by the breath as it forces its way through the glottis
12. a category of the verb or verbal inflections that expresses whether the relation between the subject and the verb is that of agent and action, action and recipient, or some other relation
13. rumour
14. fame; renown
15. in a condition to sing or speak well
16. with the voice temporarily in a poor condition, esp for singing
17. unanimously

18. to utter in words; give expression to
19. to articulate (a speech sound) with voice
20. to adjust (a wind instrument or organ pipe) so that it conforms to the correct standards of tone colour, pitch, etc
21. to provide the voice for (a puppet or cartoon character) in an animated film

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