Verbal

Definitions: Verbal

Verbal

Adjective

1. Communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest".

2. Of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability".

3. Of or relating to or formed from a verb; "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'".

4. Relating to or having facility in the use of words; "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude".

5. Expressed in spoken words; "a verbal contract".

6. (archaic) "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare.

Date "verbal" was first used: sometime in the early 15th century. (references)

Antonym: numerical (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Absurdity	Sell, pun, verbal quibble, macaronic.
Conversation	Noun: conversation, interlocution; collocution, colloquy, converse, confabulation, talk, discourse, verbal intercourse; oral communication, commerce; dialogue, duologue, trialogue.
Lawsuit	Pleadings; declaration, bill, claim; proces verbal; bill of right, information, corpus delicti; affidavit, state of facts; answer, reply, replication, plea, demurrer, rebutter, rejoinder; surrebutter, surrejoinder.
Record	Record, note, minute; register, registry; roll; (list); cartulary, diptych, Domesday book; catalogue raisonne; entry, memorandum, indorsement, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket; notch; (mark); muniment, deed; (security); document; deposition, proces verbal; affidavit; certificate; (evidence).
Speech	Noun: speech, faculty of speech; locution, talk, parlance, verbal intercourse, prolation, oral communication, word of mouth, parole, palaver, prattle; effusion.
Wit	Word-play, jeu de mots; play of words, play upon words; pun, punning; double entente, double entendre; (ambiguity); quibble, verbal quibble; conundrum; (riddle); anagram, acrostic, double acrostic, trifling, idle conceit, turlupinade.
Word	Adjective: verbal, literal; titular, nominal. conjugate, paronymous; derivative.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Oh, sure, if it weren't for the smoking, and the verbal diarrhea (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding) So you can send verbal messages. (Born to Dance; writing credit: Buddy G. DeSylva; Jack McGowan) His name is Verbal. Verbal Kint. (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie) A verbal agreement (Be Yourself!; writing credit: Joseph Jackson; Max Marcin) My fenders don't exactly whip me into a verbal frenzy. (10 Things I Hate About You; writing credit: Karen McCullah Lutz; Kirsten Smith)
Clever	A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Verbal Communications (2002)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Verbal Protocols of Reading: The Nature of Constructively Responsive Reading (reference) A Contrastive Study of Verbal Aspect in German and Serbo-Croatian (Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics, Vol 9) (reference) Easing the Teasing : Helping Your Child Cope with Name-Calling, Ridicule, and Verbal Bullying (reference) The Gentle Art of Verbal Self Defense at Work (reference) The Secret of Overcoming Verbal Abuse: Getting Off the Emotional Roller Coaster and Regaining Control of Your Life (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	SAT I: Verbal Reasoning - Analogies (reference) GRE Verbal & Analytical Review (reference) Skills for Verbal & Non-verbal Communication (reference) SAT I: Verbal Reasoning - Sentence Completions (reference) The Standard Deviants - SAT Verbal (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Verbal [CD-SINGLE] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	"I'll take the photographs and activate the experiments. You collect the specimens and transmit verbal reports on observations and for heaven's sake, remember, step on a crack, break your mother's back!".Credit: Library of Congress.		Relieves en metal forjado, Hector Felipe Ortega Verbal : Biblioteca Luis-Angel Arango del Banco de la Republica, Abril 1e a 17 de 1977, Bogota, Colombia ...Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
W. Clement Stone	You affect your subconscious mind by verbal repetition.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	The invitation was refused, and by a verbal message.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Declines in verbal memory also may be an early marker. (references)
		The continued language problems can range from difficulty following simple commands to no verbal communication. (references)
		They can begin to exhibit bizarre behaviors such as pacing, wandering, screaming, and physical or verbal aggression. (references)
Business		Allegations have included excessive work hours, nonpayment of wages, and verbal and physical abuse. (references)
		The laws protect women from verbal abuse or harassment from men, and violators are subject to criminal action. (references)
		These have included allegations of excessive work hours, extremely low wages, verbal abuse, and, in some cases, physical abuse. (references)
Children	Bolivia	Corporal punishment and verbal abuse are common in schools. (references)
	Japan	At elementary and junior high schools, bullying most often involved verbal abuse, with physical abuse occurring more often at the high school level. (references)
	Romania	There was no perceptible societal pattern of abuse against children; however, a survey by a local polling firm conducted during the year found that 41 percent of women and 59 percent of men reported that they had experienced physical or verbal abuse as children. (references)
Civil Liberties	Russia	The UNHCR has received reports of physical and verbal abuse of transit passengers by police officers and Aeroflot employees. (references)
	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Intimidation of journalists and media outlets most commonly took the form of verbal or written threats to stop a particular line of inquiry. (references)
	Israel and the occupied territories	In previous years, Jehovah's Witnesses suffered verbal abuse, assaults, theft, and vandalism; however, no such incidents occurred during the year. (references)
Discrimination	Brazil	The entity gives free legal assistance to homosexuals suffering from discrimination or who are victims of verbal or physical hate crimes. (references)
Human Rights	Kuwait	Reported maltreatment includes blindfolding, verbal threats, and physical abuse. (references)
	Hong Kong	Two police officers earlier had received verbal warnings for excessive use of pepper spray. (references)
Indigenous People	Indonesia	Some NGO's that seek to aid these communities are subjected to verbal attacks, raids, and other forms of intimidation by government security forces. (references)
Minorities	Poland	Individuals of African, Asian, or Arab descent also reported isolated incidents of verbal, physical and other types of abuse. (references)
	Poland	In October 2000, African-American medical students in Poznan complained of sporadic verbal and, in at least one incident, physical harassment. (references)
Political Economy	Sudan	Enforcement of public order generally took the form of verbal admonishment by security forces. (references)
	Namibia	High-level government officials continued to respond to criticism of ruling party and government policies with verbal abuse. (references)
	Austria	There were some reports of abuse by police, which involved occasional beatings but mainly involved verbal abuse, threats, and harassment. (references)
Travel	Mexico	Usually, a verbal declaration also is acceptable. (references)
	Czech Rep	Titles are important, in both verbal and written address. (references)
	Egypt	Unescorted women are vulnerable to sexual harassment and verbal abuse. (references)
Women	South Africa	There is an extremely high rate of domestic violence, including physical, sexual, emotional, and verbal abuse, as well as harassment and stalking of former partners. (references)
	Romania	A survey conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that in 2000, 23.4 percent of women had experienced verbal abuse from their partners, 10 percent had experienced physical abuse, and 1.8 percent sexual abuse. (references)
	Switzerland	According to a 1997 government-funded study on domestic violence, one-fifth of all women suffer at least once in their lifetimes from physical or sexual violence, and approximately 40 percent suffer from psychological or verbal abuse. (references)
Worker Rights	Guatemala	The means of promotion include flyers, newspaper advertisements, and verbal or personal recommendations. (references)
	El Salvador	Workers in a number of plants reported verbal abuse, sexual harassment and, in several cases, being hit by a supervisor. (references)
	Haiti	However, frequent verbal abuse and intimidation of workers and organizers is a problem in the assembly (maquiladora) sector. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	CURSE, v.t. Energetically to belabor with a verbal slap-stick. This is an operation which in literature, particularly in the drama, is commonly fatal to the victim. Nevertheless, the liability to a cursing is a risk that cuts but a small figure in fixing the rates of life insurance.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
John Adams	1797-1801	The American minister immediately endeavored to ascertain whether by refusing to receive him it was intended that he should retire from the territories of the French republic, and verbal answers were given that such was the intention of the Directory.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Verbal" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 95.04% of the time. "Verbal" is used about 886 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	95.04%	842	8,355
Noun (singular)	4.51%	40	54,274
Noun (proper)	0.45%	4	175,879
Total	100.00%	886	N/A

Expressions using "verbal": proces verbal ♦ verbal agreement ♦ verbal answer ♦ verbal aptitude ♦ Verbal Behavior ♦ verbal creation ♦ verbal criticism ♦ verbal description ♦ verbal exchange ♦ verbal form ♦ verbal gymnastics ♦ verbal inspiration ♦ verbal intelligence ♦ Verbal Learning ♦ verbal memory ♦ verbal message ♦ verbal noun ♦ verbal quibble ♦ verbal request ♦ verbal testimony ♦ Verbal therapy ♦ verbal translation. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "verbal": verbal-manual, verbal-motor, verbal-spatial.
	Ending with "verbal": extra-verbal, intra-verbal, non-verbal, pre-verbal.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "verbal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		verbal (oral), gojor (nuncupative, oral, oscular, wordy), foljor, fjalë-për-fjalë. (various references)

Arabic		‏فعلي (active, actual, de facto, effective, effectual, factual, intrinsic, intrinsical, practical), ‏لفظي (phonetic, phonetics, pronunciational), ‏حرفي (craftsman, handicraft, literal, professional, textual, verbatim), ‏الإسم أو النعت الفعلي, ‏شفهي (oral, viva voce). (various references)

Bulgarian		словесен (oral, platonic), глаголен, вербален, отглаголно съществително, отглаголно прилагателно, отглаголен, езиков (language, lingual, linguistic), буквален (diplomatic, literal, near, textual, word), дословен (literal, verbatim). (various references)

Chinese		口� � (oral), 口头 (Oral, Orally). (various references)

Czech		verbální, slovní (lexical, wordy), jazykový, doslovný (literal, verbatim), ústní (oral, unwritten). (various references)

Danish		verbal agrafi (verbal agraphia), Wechslers sproglige skala (verbal score), sproglig test (verbal test), ordforraadsproeve (verbal test), mundtlig udtryksfaerdighed (verbal ability, verbal skills), mundtlig overenskomst (verbal agreement), mundtlig ordre (verbal order), mundlig meddelelse (verbal message). (various references)

Dutch		verbale test (verbal test), verbale schaal (verbal score), verbale boodschap (verbal message), verbale agrafie (verbal agraphia), taalkundige aanleg (verbal aptitude), spreekvaardigheid (verbal ability, verbal skills), mondelinge overeenkomst (verbal agreement), mondelinge order (verbal order), mondelinge bestelling (verbal order), mondelinge bedreiging (verbal menace). (various references)

Farsi		فعلی (Very), لفظی (Literal, Textual), تحت اللفظی (Literal, Verbatim), زبانی (Oral), شفاهی (Oral, Unwritten). (various references)

Finnish		suullinen (oral), sanallinen. (various references)

French		verbal (verbal noun). (various references)

German		wörtlich (direct, literal, literally, textual, verbally, verbatim, word for word, word-for-word), mündlich (oral, orally, vocal, vocally). (various references)

Greek		ρηματικόσ, προφορικόσ (nuncupative, oral, viva voce). (various references)

Hebrew		שבעל פ�" (oral), פעלי, בעל פ�" (by heart, by rote, oral, orally). (various references)

Hungarian		szóbeli (nuncupative, oral, Viva, viva voce, wordy), szó szerinti (construe, literal, verbatim), igei. (various references)

Indonesian		tentang kata kerja, lisan (oral). (various references)

Italian		verbale (minutes, oral, record, report, spoken). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		候　 (classical verbal ending equivalent to colloquial -masu), 口上書 (verbal note, written statement), 口上書き (verbal note, written statement), 口固め (verbal promise), 口約 (verbal promise), 口約束 (verbal promise), 口述 (verbal statement), 令む (old causative verbal ending), 候 (classical verbal ending equivalent to colloquial -masu, season, weather), 鳳声 (verbal message), 伝言 (rumor, verbal message, word), 使む (old causative verbal ending), 斯う (such, this, thus, verbal pause), ノイマン型 (christmas, fungo, Hague, heart, Hercules, hook, knob, knock, knockdown, knocker, knocking, knock-on, knockout, knot, know, know-how, knowledge, nautical mile per hour, Neumann-type, neuron, neurosis, no, noctovision, nocturne, nominal, nominal price, nominate, nomination, nomogram, nomograph, non career, non cling, non store retailing, non troppo, non-attachment disease, nonbank banking, nonbook, nonchalant, non-conforming design, nonfiction, nonius, nonpolitical, non-professional, nonrun, non-sectarian, nonsense, nonslip, nonstop, non-terminal, nontitle match, non-verbal, non-verbal communication, Noraism, Nordic, Norma, Normandy, Norway, nostalgia, nostalgic, nostalgie, notation, notch, notchback, notch-filter, nova, Nova Scotia, novel, novelty, nozzle, number, swastika, unaffiliated, vernier calipers, vernier micrometer), 約言 (contraction, summary, verbal agreement), 罷り (emphatic verbal prefix), 論戦 (verbal dispute), 失言 (using improper words, verbal slip). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		つて�"と (rumor, verbal message, word), ろ�"せ�" (verbal dispute), �"う (10^38, 1st in rank, 7th in rank, be bent, benefit, body cavity, boorish, box, clause, companion, compare with, daimyo, duke, effect, efficacy, efficiency, entertainment, female phoenix bird, filial piety, first sign of the Chinese calendar, grade A, happiness, head, height, hill, hundred sextillion, hundred undecillion, incense, instep, interest, item, knoll, long ages, lord, luck, main, manuscript, marquis, paragraph, pleasure, prince, proof, public, result, rising ground, same kind, -school, season, sentence, seventh sign of the Chinese calendar, shell, subordinate, success, such, this, threat, thus, to ask, to be in love, to invite, to request, urgent, verbal pause, version, weather), �"うじょうしょ (verbal note, written statement), �"うじょうがき (verbal note, written statement), �"うじゅつ (later mention, speaking at a public hearing, verbal statement), やく�'�" (contraction, summary, verbal agreement), ほうせい (laws, legislation, rectitude, roar of cannon, sewing, sound of a gun, verbal message), そうろう (classical verbal ending equivalent to colloquial -masu, premature aging, premature ejaculation, tall building), で�"�"�" (rumor, verbal message, word), まかり (emphatic verbal prefix), くちやくそく (verbal promise), くちがため (verbal promise), しむ (old causative verbal ending, to account for, to command, to hold, to occupy), しつ�'�" (marshy grassland, using improper words, verbal slip, wetlands), �"うやく (ointment, plaster, public commitment or promise, verbal promise). (various references)

Korean		구두 (Oral). (various references)

Manx		veih'n veeal (viva voce), breearagh, beill (mouths, oral). (various references)

Pig Latin		erbalvay

Portuguese		verbal (oral, phonal, phonic, unwritten, Viva, vocal), literal (figurative constant, literal, textual, verbatim). (various references)

Romanian		verbal (oral, verbally, viva voce, wordy), textual (in a literal sense, textual, textually, verbatim), oral (oral, orally, spoken, unwritten, verbally), literal (literal, verbally, verbatim), cuvânt cu cuvânt (literal, literally, verbally, word for word). (various references)

Russian		словесный (nuncupative, wordy). (various references)

Scottish		to-, do- (verbal prefix = to), 'n (the verbal part; follows), 'm (the art. and the verbal part.; follows prep. ending in), gus (and the verbal, anything, preceding an, the art. of the n., till, to, until), do (a verbal particle denoting "to, did, prep. to, thine, thy, to, your), d' (r� inig, rug, the verbal particle; before vow. and : rinn, thy; before vow. and fh. See <A HREF="mf12.html#t'">t'</A>). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		verbalan (oral, verbose), usmen (oral, viva voce), glagolski, doslovan (literal, verbatim). (various references)

Spanish		verbal (oral). (various references)

Swedish		ordagrann (literal, verbatim, verbatism, word-perfect), muntlig (oral, vocal). (various references)

Turkish		sözlü (fiancee, nuncupative, oral, oral examination, parol, verbatim, Viva, viva voce, vocal, word of mouth), kelimesi kelimesine (literal, literatim, textual, verbally, verbatim, with fidelity, word for word), isim fiil (verbal noun), harfi harfine (factual, fair, fairly, literally, literatim, strict, to the letter, verbatim, word by word, word for word), fiile ait, fiil (act, deed, verb). (various references)

Turkmen		harma-harp (literal). (various references)

Ukranian		усний (nuncupative, oral, spoken, vocal), словесний (nuncupative, oral, wordy), мовний (lingual), буквальний (literal, matter of fact). (various references)

Vietnamese		có ngu�"n động từ, bằng miệng theo chữ một. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	verbalis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "verbal": verbalism, verbalisms, verbalist, verbalistic, verbalists, verbalization, verbalizations, verbalize, verbalized, verbalizer, verbalizers, verbalizes, verbalizing, verbally, verbals. (additional references)
	Words ending with "verbal": deverbal, nonverbal, preverbal. (additional references)
	Words containing "verbal": cruciverbalist, cruciverbalists, nonverbally, overbalance, overbalanced, overbalances, overbalancing, unverbalized. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Verbal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: erbal, vabra, veba, veral, verbale, verbals, verbaly, verbed, Verbeek, verbex, verbial, veria, verial, verka, verra, virbal, vobla, Vrba, yerba. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "verbal" (pronounced ver"bul)
5	v er" b u l	nonverbal.
4	-er" b u l	herbal.
3	-b u l	able, abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amble, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, assemble, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, babble, Babel, bankable, bauble, bearable, believable, bible, billable, biodegradable, bramble, breakable, bubble, buildable, Bumble, burnable, cable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, cobble, coble, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, corbel, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, crumble, culpable, curable, cymbal, dabble, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, Dibble, digestible, disable, disagreeable, disassemble, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, dissemble, distinguishable, divisible, doable, double, Drabble, dribble, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enable, enfeeble, enforceable, enjoyable, ennoble, ensemble, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fable, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, favorable, feasible, feeble, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, foible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fumble, fungible, fusible, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, gullible, habitable, hardscrabble, harvestable, heritable, hobble, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, humble, identifiable, ignoble, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immeasurable, immiscible, immobile, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intertribal, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, jumble, justifiable, kibble, knowledgeable, label, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, libel, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marble, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, mislabel, mobile, moldable, movable, mumble, navigable, negligible, negotiable, nibble, nimble, noble, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, pebble, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, preamble, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, psychobabble, punishable, questionable, quibble, quotable, rabble, ramble, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, reassemble, rebel, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redouble, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, relabel, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resemble, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, salable, saleable, salvageable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, shamble, Sibyl, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, symbol, table, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, thimble, timetable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, tunable, turntable, typeable, umbel, unable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unscramble, unserviceable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, valuable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, wamble, washable, wearable, winnable, wobble, workable.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-e-l-r-v"
	-1 letter: abler, baler, blare, blear, brave, laver, ravel, velar.
	-2 letters: able, aver, bale, bare, bear, blae, brae, earl, lave, lear, leva, rale, rave, real, vale, veal, vela, vera, verb.
	-3 letters: alb, ale, arb, are, ave, bal, bar, bel, bra, ear, era, lab, lar, lav, lea, lev, reb, rev, var.
	-4 letters: ab, ae, al, ar, ba, be, el, er, la, re.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-e-l-r-v"
	+1 letter: bravely, verbals.
	+2 letters: absolver, deverbal, drivable, overable, provable, servable, variable, verbally.
	+3 letters: absolvers, adverbial, bolivares, boulevard, coverable, curveball, derivable, driveable, favorable, nonverbal, overlabor, preverbal, previable, removable, removably, revisable, revivable, revocable, revokable, severable, variables, venerable, venerably, verbalism, verbalist, verbalize, veritable, veritably, vertebral, vibratile.
	+4 letters: abortively, abrasively, adverbials, approvable, behavioral, boulevards, curveballs, forgivable, governable, improvable, invariable, labiovelar, observable, observably, overbleach, overbrutal, overlabors, proverbial, pulverable, receivable, relievable, removeable, reservable, resolvable, revealable, reviewable, revolvable, silverback, survivable, unprovable, verbalisms, verbalists, verbalized, verbalizer, verbalizes, verifiable, vestibular, vulnerable, vulnerably.
	+5 letters: adverbially, conversable, curveballed, deliverable, disprovable, elaborative, harvestable, invariables, irremovable, irremovably, irrevocable, irrevocably, labiovelars, lubricative, nonverbally, observables, observantly, overbalance, overlabored, perceivable, perceivably, preservable, preventable, receivables, recoverable, repleviable, retrievable, serviceable, serviceably, silverbacks, subinterval, traversable, unfavorable, unremovable, vaporizable, verbalistic, verbalizers, verbalizing, vibratoless, vitrifiable.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

56 65 72 62 61 6C

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

⁼

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

...- . .-. -... .- .-..

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010110 01100101 01110010 01100010 01100001 01101100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#86 &#101 &#114 &#98 &#97 &#108

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0056 0065 0072 0062 0061 006C

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

Expression	Frequency per Day
verbal abuse	562
verbal advantage	133
verbal communication	100
comunicacion no verbal	50
verbal judo	45
verbal contract	33
abuse child verbal	30
verbal apraxia	29
verbal	29
ability iq verbal	28
agreement verbal	23
razonamiento verbal	21
verbal behavior	20
verbal harassment	19
irony verbal	18
verbal assault	17
verbal reasoning	15
comunicación no verbal	15
verbal and nonverbal communication	15
persuasion verbal	14
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Verbal

Definitions: Verbal

Verbal

Adjective

Synonyms within Context: Verbal

Absurdity

Conversation

Lawsuit

Record

Speech

Wit

Word

Crosswords: Verbal

Modern Usage: Verbal

Screenplays

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Verbal

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

Photo Album: Verbal

Familiar Quotations: Verbal

W. Clement Stone

Use in Literature: Verbal

Emma

Austen, Jane

Non-Fiction Usage: Verbal

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Speeches: Verbal

John Adams

Usage Frequency: Verbal

Expressions: Verbal

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Verbal

verbal abuse

verbal advantage

verbal communication

comunicacion no verbal

verbal judo

verbal contract

abuse child verbal

verbal apraxia

verbal

ability iq verbal

agreement verbal

razonamiento verbal

verbal behavior

verbal harassment

irony verbal

verbal assault

verbal reasoning

comunicación no verbal

verbal and nonverbal communication

persuasion verbal

Modern Translations: Verbal

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French

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