Synonym: radius, rundle, rung, wheel spoke. Similar words: bespoke, outspoken, spokesman, poke, yoke, joke, broke, choke. Meaning: [spəʊk] 
n. 1. support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim 2. one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder.
n. 1. support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim 2. one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder. 
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151) He spoke disparagingly of his colleagues.
152) They spoke for the same seat.
153) The foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly.
154) He spoke with ill-concealed contempt for his audience.
155) I spoke privately to the candidate after the oral.
156) She spoke for 20 minutes without interruption.
157) She spoke glowingly of her brother's life and work.
158) The young people spoke at length about their experiences.
159) She spoke in a kindly way.
160) She spoke slowly,(http://sentencedict.com/spoke.html) in a state of preoccupation.
161) I could tell she spoke in earnest.
162) He spoke in a decided tone.
163) He spoke in a voice charged with emotion.
164) She spoke with a whine.
165) She spoke in a slow and deliberate way.
166) Her voice lowered as she spoke.
167) She spoke with feeling about the plight of the homeless.
168) After Don told me this, he spoke of his mother.
169) He answered me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly.
170) It was with the greatest difficulty that the boy gathered the strength to speak,but spoke with a frightful emphasis.
171) He made the other boys laugh by mocking the way the teacher spoke.
172) I would always be an outsider here - no matter that I spoke fluent Spanish.
173) Your question seems to have unnerved the speaker; he's been floundering about ever since you spoke.
174) On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little.
175) Newspaper editorials spoke of the need to sweep away corruption.
176) He always spoke as if he were addressing a public meeting.
177) He sounded a touch upset when I spoke to him on the phone.
178) I spoke slowly but I can't get my meaning across.
179) Nash hadn't raised his voice, still spoke rather softly, confidentially.
180) The President spoke at length in a speech punctuated by applause.