Spiel - English meaning

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

A long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme.

Usage examples:

He was reciting some of the great monologues of shakespeare

noun

A long speech by one person, esp. in a play, movie, or television show

verb

Make a repeated light tapping sound.

Usage examples:

A flurry of rain pattered against the window

noun

A repeated light tapping.

Usage examples:

The plashing patter of steady rain

verb

Talk at length without saying anything significant.

Usage examples:

She pattered on incessantly

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Usage examples:

Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

Usage examples:

You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

Usage examples:

He pitched the ship inside and outside

noun

A lengthy and complicated procedure.

Usage examples:

He went through the rigmarole of securing the front door

noun

A long, complicated, or silly process

Usage examples:

You have to go through this whole rigmarole before you can register for a course.

noun

A long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in old norse or old icelandic.

Usage examples:

A figure straight out of a viking saga

noun

A long, detailed story of connected events

Usage examples:

The gold rush was just one chapter in the saga of the old west.

noun

The expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.

Usage examples:

He was born deaf and without the power of speech

noun

The ability to talk, or the activity of talking

Usage examples:

People who suffer a stroke may experience a loss of speech., his speech became slurred and indistin…

noun

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

Usage examples:

An adventure story

noun

Variant spelling of storey.

noun

A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.

Usage examples:

A three-storey building