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The Transparency Task Force or 'TTF' is the collaborative, campaigning community, dedicated to driving up the levels of transparency in the global financial
Transparency_Task_Force
a trillion dollars each year. The Coalition was formerly known as the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development. According to its website
Financial Transparency Coalition
Financial_Transparency_Coalition
US executive planning team
Freedom 250, officially the White House Task Force on Celebrating America's 250th Birthday (Task Force 250), is a public–private partnership created on
White House Task Force on Celebrating America's 250th Birthday
White_House_Task_Force_on_Celebrating_America's_250th_Birthday
Intergovernmental organization to combat money laundering and terrorism financing
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), also known by its French name, Groupe d'action financière (GAFI), is an intergovernmental organisation founded
Financial_Action_Task_Force
Scottish politician (born 1948)
continued anti-corruption work, Mullin became a member of the Transparency Task Force's Advisory Group in 2020. He subsequently became a founding director
Roger_Mullin
The Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism was announced by the US Department of Justice within the first two weeks of the second presidency of Donald
Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism
Joint_Task_Force_to_Combat_Anti-Semitism
American foreign policy research institute (founded 1975)
Monitor Arms & Security Project Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative Sustainable Defense Task Force Cuba Project Americas Program Africa Program Mighty
Center for International Policy
Center_for_International_Policy
Open internet standards organization
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet responsible for the technical standards of the Internet protocol
Internet Engineering Task Force
Internet_Engineering_Task_Force
United States government task force
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force is a United States government task force created to coordinate federal efforts in support of the 2025 FIFA Club World
FIFA World Cup 2026 Task Force
FIFA_World_Cup_2026_Task_Force
System of public logs of digital certificates
certificates. Google engineers submitted a draft to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in 2012. This effort resulted in IETF RFC 6962, a standard defining
Certificate_Transparency
Think Tank based in Kansas, US
works closely with the Transparency Task Force, an advocacy group based in London, England, whose purpose is to increase transparency in financial services
Seven_Pillars_Institute
Global coalition
goals are better transparency and accountability within the global financial system and detecting illegal financial flows. The Task Force was renamed the
Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development
Task_Force_on_Financial_Integrity_and_Economic_Development
Organization to promote the creation of a Palestinian state
The American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) is an organization founded in 2003 to advocate that it is in the American national interest to promote an end
American Task Force on Palestine
American_Task_Force_on_Palestine
Blacklist of non-cooperating countries created by the Financial Action Task Force
The Financial Action Task Force blacklist (often abbreviated to FATF blacklist, and officially known as the "Call for action") is a blacklist maintained
Financial Action Task Force blacklist
Financial_Action_Task_Force_blacklist
Committee formed to assess public company directors
60%+ shareholding was very significant at 6%. 2018 February 7 Transparency Task Force House of Commons 2019 The RBS Board agreed to hosting 4 private
Shareholder_committee
International non-governmental organization
Transparency International e.V. (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank. Based in Berlin, its nonprofit
Transparency_International
Climate risk disclosure framework
The Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) provides information to investors about what companies are doing to mitigate the risks of
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Task_Force_on_Climate-related_Financial_Disclosures
The Maritime Security Task Force is a high-readiness standing task force of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) responsible for maritime security operations
Maritime_Security_Task_Force
250th anniversary of the United States
Trump-led Task Force 250 and its events. In February 2026, Democratic senators launched a probe into Freedom 250's funding practices over its transparency and
United States Semiquincentennial
United_States_Semiquincentennial
British public body
since the establishment of an advisory Better Regulation Task Force in 1997. The task force was replaced by a permanent body, the Better Regulation Commission
Better_Regulation_Commission
Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT). REMIT entered into force on 28 December 2011, twenty days after publication in
Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency
Regulation_on_Wholesale_Energy_Market_Integrity_and_Transparency
United States Navy component of JSOC
Operations Command (JSOC). The unit is often referred to within JSOC as Task Force Blue. DEVGRU is administratively supported by the Naval Special Warfare
SEAL_Team_Six
2025 US federal law
The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA) is a law passed by the 119th United States Congress and signed by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025
Epstein Files Transparency Act
Epstein_Files_Transparency_Act
Financial integrity policy framework
prominence globally as a result of the formation of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the promulgation of an international framework of anti–money
Anti–money_laundering
Files on Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates
November 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and the U.S. Senate unanimously approved it, with President Donald
Epstein_files
run the risk of turning the state into a fully-fledged kleptocracy". Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index scored 182 countries
Corruption in Papua New Guinea
Corruption_in_Papua_New_Guinea
Group at the Hoover Institution
policies, and practices. The task force supports three core education reform principles: accountability, choice, and transparency. In its scholarship and writing
Koret_Task_Force
US organization
those Task Force Reports: June, 2021 - AAPOR/WAPOR Task Force Report on Quality in Comparative Surveys April, 2008 – AAPOR Cell Phone Task Force Report
American Association for Public Opinion Research
American_Association_for_Public_Opinion_Research
inter-agency task force was set up by President Barack Obama in November 2009 to supersede President George W Bush's Corporate Fraud Task Force. At the December
Operation_Broken_Trust
Papua New Guinea government anti-corruption initiative
Investigation Task Force Sweep was established in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on 12 August 2011, following a resolution by the National Executive Council (NEC)
Investigation Task Force Sweep
Investigation_Task_Force_Sweep
American nonprofit organization
Ministers of the Americas, the International Task Force for Disease Eradication, and the Mental Health Task Force. The Carter Center also collaborates with
Carter_Center
2026 encyclical of Pope Leo XIV
encyclical personally at the Vatican, unlike most other popes who delegated this task to cardinals. The presentation was attended by AI experts, including Anthropic
Magnifica_humanitas
Country ranking by public sector corruption
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is an index published annually by Transparency International, a German registered association, since 1995. It scores
Corruption_Perceptions_Index
American attorney and politician (born 1965)
in office, she shut down the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force, shut down the DOJ's Task Force KleptoCapture, and cut back enforcement of the Foreign
Pam_Bondi
and Transparency of Public Administrations. Its task is the prevention of corruption including through the implementation of increased transparency in
National Anti-Corruption Authority (Italy)
National_Anti-Corruption_Authority_(Italy)
Abuse of power by civil law enforcement
whilst Transparency International "considered the police force to be among the weakest institutions in Slovakia". This indicates the police force faces
Police_corruption
Global health-economics organization
Research Practices Task Force. Model transparency and validation: a report of the ISPOR-SMDM Modeling Good Research Practices Task Force-7. Med Decis Making
ISPOR
2024 European Union regulation
with security, transparency and quality obligations, and undergo conformity assessments. Limited-risk applications only have transparency obligations. Minimal-risk
Artificial_Intelligence_Act
New York State law regulating AI
Safety and Education Act (RAISE Act) is a New York State law that imposes transparency, safety, and reporting requirements on developers of large frontier artificial
Responsible AI Safety and Education Act
Responsible_AI_Safety_and_Education_Act
Legal term
or by means of control other than direct control. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations are recognized as the global anti-money laundering
Beneficial_ownership
Mayor of Dallas, Texas, United States (born 1975)
nearly $4.5 million in funding for his task force on safe communities recommendations. He formed the task force after the death of Brandoniya Bennett,
Eric Johnson (Texas politician)
Eric_Johnson_(Texas_politician)
The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) is an organization of states and territories of the Caribbean Basin that have agreed to implement common
Caribbean Financial Action Task Force
Caribbean_Financial_Action_Task_Force
Type of machine learning model
network trained on a vast amount of text for natural language processing tasks, especially language generation. LLMs can typically generate, summarize
Large_language_model
Organized force intended for warfare
military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of
Military
Uniquely identifies national and EU laws
common identification system for legislation. In December 2012, an ELI Task Force was established with the support of the Council Working Party on e‑Law
European Legislation Identifier
European_Legislation_Identifier
American hematologist oncologist
House Coronavirus Task Force Announced". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-31 – via National Archives. "White House coronavirus task force fades further as
Peter_Marks_(physician)
Legal principle related to campaign finance in the United States
Commission (Nigeria) National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) Investigation Task Force Sweep (Papua New Guinea) Central Anticorruption Bureau (Poland) Anti-Corruption
Appearance_of_corruption
Indian government agency
independence and transparency in the testing of the magnitude that was being envisaged. In 2013, the MHRD constituted a seven-member task force to "prepare
National_Testing_Agency
U.S. government documents declassified in 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the goal was to provide "maximum transparency" regarding the government's knowledge of unexplained aerial phenomena
United_States_UFO_files
Global banking association
financing (CTF) policies. Its work is similar to what the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) does on a government level. In addition to
Wolfsberg_Group
American politician
responsibility and transparency in city government. The orders eliminated deferred compensation payments for elected officials, created a task force to review
Bryan_Calvo
Cryptographic protocols for securing data in transit
when it applies to both versions. TLS is a proposed Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard, first defined in 1999, and the current version is TLS
Transport_Layer_Security
German special forces command
Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (OEF-A) as they had done as part of Task Force K-Bar. As is to be expected with such units, specific operational details
Kommando_Spezialkräfte
American attorney and politician
Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force, HB0339 Paid Teacher Preparation Days for Curriculum and Classroom Transparency, HB0342 Contact Lens Purchase
Jordan_Teuscher
American federal agent
Nuys Man Accused of Selling Lethal Dose of Fentanyl Arrested by New DEA Task Force". KTLA. Archived from the original on 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2026-01-09
Daniel_Comeaux
Commission (Nigeria) National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) Investigation Task Force Sweep (Papua New Guinea) Central Anticorruption Bureau (Poland) Anti-Corruption
GoAML
American politician (born 1946)
arrests scandal, Hinojosa worked to improve transparency and oversight by requiring that drug task force operations submit to state oversight, with failure
Juan_Hinojosa
American government technology entrepreneur
then worked as an advisor on the Anti-Corruption Task Force at the International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Bookman co-founded
Zachary_Bookman
Exposing of scandalous activity
there were several laws in force which created disparate legislation with sector-specific regimes. The 2016 law on transparency, the fight against corruption
Whistleblowing
Form of control over media outlets by political or economic interests
capture has taken place in the United States. Scholars and NGOs propose transparency in ownership, independent regulation, and new models for public-interest
Media_capture
Singaporean academic
for the World Economic Forum (2000–2005) and the International Task Force on Transparency at Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue (2000–2005)
Ann_Florini
2025 American UFO documentary film
Anomaly Resolution Office's (AARO) 2017–2022 Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) who also appeared on the American reality TV series, The Secret
The_Age_of_Disclosure
Army component of the U.S. Special Operations Command
operational taskings that are inappropriate or infeasible for conventional forces, making it the U.S. military's premier unconventional warfare force. Today
United States Army Special Operations Command
United_States_Army_Special_Operations_Command
Multi-role combat aircraft family by Dassault
Air Force, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, the Qatar Air Force, the Hellenic Air Force, the Croatian Air Force, the Indonesian Air Force, the
Dassault_Rafale
US operations in Antarctica
resupply US Antarctic bases, coordinated by the United States military. Task Force 199 was involved. For a few decades the missions were led by the United
Operation_Deep_Freeze
American businessman (born 1935)
governments to form the Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development – an organization which advocates for transparency in the global financial
Raymond_W._Baker
Legal frameworks for the right to know
legislation is a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the lack of transparency on matters such as government policy development and decision making
Freedom of information laws by country
Freedom_of_information_laws_by_country
Internal Metropolitan Police investigation
number of convictions, doubt has been expressed over whether this police force has extirpated the problem. The report concluded that the infiltration was
Operation_Tiberius
American politician (born 1989)
King, Jr." During September 2025 the scope of the task force included a hearing on "UAP transparency and whistleblower protection". During her inquiry
Anna_Paulina_Luna
American model legislation
the influence of money in American politics by overhauling lobbying, transparency, and campaign finance laws. It was crafted in 2011 "by former Federal
American_Anti-Corruption_Act
US fighter jet display videos
Task force of the US Department of Defense Navy UFO patents The Phenomenon (2020 film) Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF) – Task force of
Pentagon_UFO_videos
Indian politician and activist (born 1956)
of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2005) as well as the Task Force for the National Rural Health Mission. A doctor by profession, he joined
Jaya_Prakash_Narayana
Elite US Army light infantry unit
for Task Force Falcon. By 2005, the unit—enlarged and renamed the Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC)—had become an elite special operations force and
75th_Ranger_Regiment
Attempt to defraud a person or group
Commission (Nigeria) National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) Investigation Task Force Sweep (Papua New Guinea) Central Anticorruption Bureau (Poland) Anti-Corruption
Scam
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
additional measures to assist the implementation of the act: The creation of a task force to coordinate government action A budget allocation of £33.5 million An
Modern_Slavery_Act_2015
2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
appointment to the task force. The APA made all task force members' disclosures available during the announcement of the task force. Several individuals
DSM-5
Campaign in ongoing war since 2014
offered to negotiate some of Russia's demands and to improve military transparency, as long as Russia stopped its troop buildup. The alliance rejected Russia's
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
Former U.S. military intelligence officer's claims about "non-human" spacecraft recovery
was the representative of the NRO to the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. He assisted in drafting the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023
David Grusch UFO whistleblower claims
David_Grusch_UFO_whistleblower_claims
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (c. 10) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which expands provisions in relation
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
Economic_Crime_(Transparency_and_Enforcement)_Act_2022
UN office in the United Nations Secretariat
Procurement Task Force: Interim Report on a Concerned UN Staff Member (PTF-R011-06), 19 Dec 2006 January 12, 2009 United Nations Procurement Task Force: Report
United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services
United_Nations_Office_of_Internal_Oversight_Services
Commission (Nigeria) National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) Investigation Task Force Sweep (Papua New Guinea) Central Anticorruption Bureau (Poland) Anti-Corruption
Rent_extraction
First regulation of ESG rating in the EU
environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) rating activities' transparency and integrity to improve clarity in the EU's ESG rating processes. The
Regulation of ESG rating in the European Union
Regulation_of_ESG_rating_in_the_European_Union
United States federal law
Commission (Nigeria) National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) Investigation Task Force Sweep (Papua New Guinea) Central Anticorruption Bureau (Poland) Anti-Corruption
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act
Foreign_Extortion_Prevention_Act
Type of data structure
Valsorda (2026-05-24). "Merkle Tree Certificates". Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF. Retrieved 2026-06-11. Dolstra, E. The Purely Functional Software
Merkle_tree
Corruption scandal in the Portuguese government
PS officials for the award of public contracts to companies violating transparency, integrity, zeal and good management of public funds”. In the Tutti Frutti
Tutti_Frutti_scandal
Pakistani governmental organization
Commission (Nigeria) National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) Investigation Task Force Sweep (Papua New Guinea) Central Anticorruption Bureau (Poland) Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption Establishment Punjab
Anti-Corruption_Establishment_Punjab
EU regulation on digital content
into force in 2022, establishing a comprehensive legal framework for digital services accountability, content moderation, and platform transparency across
Digital_Services_Act
European Union commission office
independent experts with input from more than 1,000 stakeholders, covering transparency, copyright, and safety/security. The Commission also issued guidelines
European Artificial Intelligence Office
European_Artificial_Intelligence_Office
Vietnamese popular armed forces
Maritime Militia Is Not a Black Hole in the South China Sea". Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. Retrieved 2024-06-26. ...look into its legal foundations:
Vietnam Militia and Self-Defence Force
Vietnam_Militia_and_Self-Defence_Force
Peacekeeping mission (2022–2024)
for transparency, accountability and civilian protection. African Union African Union-led Regional Task Force Multinational Joint Task Force Force Intervention
African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
African_Union_Transition_Mission_in_Somalia
Internet Engineering Task Force standard communications protocol
Mobile IP (or MIP) is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard communications protocol that is designed to allow mobile device users to move
Mobile_IP
Adequate perception of environmental elements and external events
externally-directed consciousness focused on acquiring knowledge about a dynamic task environment and directed action within that environment. Situation awareness
Situation_awareness
Data mining technique using event logs
Construction: ECPPM 2016 "IEEE Task Force on Process Mining". Home page of the task force on process mining. IEEE Task Force on Process Mining. Archived
Process_mining
United States Marine Corps component command
leaders felt that their Force Reconnaissance (FORECON) units were best kept in the Marine Corps' Marine Air-Ground Task Force command structure and that
United States Marine Forces Special Operations Command
United_States_Marine_Forces_Special_Operations_Command
Type of AI with wide-ranging abilities
matches or surpasses human capabilities across virtually all cognitive tasks. Beyond AGI, artificial superintelligence (ASI) would outperform the best
Artificial general intelligence
Artificial_general_intelligence
Collusion to secretly predetermine the outcome of a sports match
Commission (Nigeria) National Accountability Bureau (Pakistan) Investigation Task Force Sweep (Papua New Guinea) Central Anticorruption Bureau (Poland) Anti-Corruption
Match_fixing
Military exercises
Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) dispatched a three-ship task group consisting of the Type 054A frigate (NATO reporting name as Jiangkai-class
2025 Chinese naval exercises in the Tasman Sea
2025_Chinese_naval_exercises_in_the_Tasman_Sea
Process of concealing the origin of money
financing. The Group of Seven (G7) nations used the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering to put pressure on governments around the world to
Money_laundering
2025 political-military campaign
Stephen Miller told officers of the Memphis Safe Task Force that they were "unleashed". The task force incorporated at least 219 federally deputized officers
Domestic military deployments by the second Trump administration
Domestic_military_deployments_by_the_second_Trump_administration
List of military components of the U.S. Defense Department
Force Task Force 65 Task Force 66 Task Force 67, land-based maritime patrol aircraft Task Force 68, maritime force protection force Task Force 69, submarine
List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense
List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
Girl/Female
Tamil
Talk
Boy/Male
Norse
From the ash tree.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talk
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Transparent; Clear
Surname or Lastname
Swedish and Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian : from ask ‘ash tree’, applied either as a habitational name from a place named with this word or as an ornamental name.English : habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire named Aske, from Old English as æsc ‘ash tree’, later replaced by the Old Norse cognate askr.
Girl/Female
Spanish
Task.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Son of Bharat (Brother of Lord Rama)
Boy/Male
Muslim
Acme of mountain
Boy/Male
Australian, Hungarian
Well Fed; Stone
Girl/Female
Australian, Biblical
Talk
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Perfect in Any Task
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a pet form of the personal name Thomas.English : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval vernacular short form of the personal name Pascal, Latin Paschalis (see Pascal).
Female
Chamoru
, bay, ocean, sea.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Thirsk in North Yorkshire, named from an unattested Old Scandinavian word, thresk ‘marsh’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, from the Middle English phrase at(te) asche ‘at (the) ash’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bags and purses, from German Tasche ‘bag’, ‘purse’. Compare Taschner.
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian
Transparent Spirituality
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Acme of Mountain
Girl/Female
Tamil
Talk
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talk
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One Absorbed in Eternal One
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Youthful; Jove's Child; Variant of Gillian from the Masculine Julian
Boy/Male
Tamil
Thirumala | திரà¯à®®à®¾à®²à®¾
Abode of Lord venkateswara or holy place
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Saraswati
Boy/Male
Hindu
Morning/ dawn
Male
Greek
(Πάνος) Pet form of Greek Panagiotis, PANOS means "all-holy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of or patronymic from Meader.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Divine Girl
Boy/Male
German
Wealth.
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Soul with Mani; Gem
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
TRANSPARENCY TASK-FORCE
n.
See 2d Tusk, n., 2.
n.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
v. t.
To put into a cask.
a.
Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.
v. i.
To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
n.
That which is transparent; especially, a picture painted on thin cloth or glass, or impressed on porcelain, or the like, to be viewed by natural or artificial light, which shines through it.
v. t.
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
a.
Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to opaque.
n.
The quality or state of being transparent; transparency.
n.
The quality or condition of being transparent; transparence.
n.
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
v. t.
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
v. t.
Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.
v. t.
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
n.
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
n.
The quantity contained in a cask.
n.
Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
v. t.
To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
n.
Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
n.
A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.