one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line


a section of text; particularly a section of medium length


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he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings


a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language


an authoritative and often-quoted passage


a passage full of ornate and flowery language


a passage that connects a topic to one that follows


a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story


a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story


a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations


a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies

postings on a blog are usually in chronological order


typing that leaves alternate lines blank


typing that leaves two lines blank between lines of typing


typewriting in which the fingers are trained to hit particular keys; typist can read and type at the same time


text handwritten in the style of printed matter


writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)


writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane


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his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle


your name written in your own handwriting


a signature written by one person for another


a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed


the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement


an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer


the signature of a sovereign on an official document


letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something


a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics


an inscription written above something else


a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something


an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there


a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person


a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar


the form of a literary work submitted for publication


an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)


a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible


a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)


(Old Testament) a collection of written scrolls (containing nearly all of the Old Testament) found in a cave near the Dead Sea in the late 1940s

the Dead Sea Scrolls provide information about Judaism and the Bible around the time of Jesus


(Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim


(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services


a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

the play is an adaptation of a short novel


a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree


a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet


a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject


an analytic or interpretive literary composition


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an essay (especially one written as an assignment)


a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term


an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion


an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic


an essay expressing a view on the subject of death


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an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)


a critical review of a book (usually a recently published book)


a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)


this book is the final authority on the life of Milton


books on strange or unusual subjects (especially erotica)


(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation

postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections


my doctor has the last word on the medicines I take


a book that has had a large and rapid sale


a medieval book (usually illustrated) with allegorical and amusing descriptions of real and fabled animals


an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers


a book of recipes and cooking directions


a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment


a book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is opened


a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children)


a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications


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a small book usually having a paper cover


a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations


a book of tickets that can be torn out and used


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a book prepared for use in schools or colleges

his economics textbook is in its tenth edition


a basic or elementary instructional text


one of a series of texts for students learning to read


readers that combined lessons in reading with moralistic messages


an introductory textbook to teach spelling


a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda


a notebook in which you enter memorabilia


a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them


a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching penmanship


a book containing a calendar and space to keep a record of appointments


a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things


a book containing common expressions in a foreign language along with their translations


a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays

the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene


a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)


(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily by certain priests and members of religious orders


(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year


a collection of Psalms for liturgical use


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a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts

he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic


a copy of a newly published book that is sent for review to a writer or periodical


a songbook containing a collection of hymns


a cylinder on a spindle with prayers written/carved on or wound around it. It is used especially by Buddhists in Tibet


a collection of historically important documents published together as a book


a reference book containing words (usually with their meanings)


a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them


a dictionary giving equivalent words in two languages


an abridged dictionary of a size convenient to hold in the hand


a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word


a geographical dictionary (as at the back of an atlas)


a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language


a dictionary that is small enough to carry in your pocket


an electronic dictionary in a word processor that can be used to catch misspelled words


a dictionary that has not been shortened by the omitting terms or definitions; a comprehensive dictionary


an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles


a list of proper nouns naming persons or places


a listing of the words used in some enterprise


an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field


a book containing a classified list of synonyms


a thesaurus organized to help you find the word you want but cannot think of


a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location


a primer that provides instruction in the rudiments or basic skills of a branch of knowledge


a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)


a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons)


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a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it


a manual containing information organized in a summary manner


a manual containing instruction in sexual techniques; intended to enhance the reader's sexual life


a book regarded as authoritative in its field


something that offers basic information or instruction


a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field


a guidebook describing the roads of a country; contains maps and (sometimes) a gazetteer


any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German firm founded by Karl Baedeker


a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation


an alphabetical list of names and addresses


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a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers


identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it


the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics

negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification


a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access

a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it


a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.

she refused to give them her Social Security number


a card on which are printed the person's name and business affiliation


an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself


the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it


the number of a particular individual's Social Security account


the number is used in calling a particular telephone


an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year


a reference book that is published regularly once every year


an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year


an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year

today computers calculate the ephemerides


an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features


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a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


an elementary encyclopedia dealing with general knowledge


putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form


putting something into a form suitable for a printer


the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors


there were many erasures in the typescript


editing that involves writing something again


oewn-revision-n oewn-revisal-n oewn-revise-n oewn-rescript-n


rewording for the purpose of clarification


rewording something in less technical terminology


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writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity


any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group


a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired


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the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus


a collection of Zoroastrian texts gathered during the 4th or 6th centuries


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(Hinduism) the sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic); contains a discussion between Krishna and the Indian hero Arjuna on human nature and the purpose of life


(Hinduism) a sacred epic Sanskrit poem of India dealing in many episodes with the struggle between two rival families


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the sacred writings of the Christian religions

he went to carry the Word to the heathen


the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers


the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus


the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents


the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt


the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law


religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law


a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses


a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges


a book of the Old Testament that tells the story of Ruth who was not an Israelite but who married an Israelite and who stayed with her mother-in-law Naomi after her husband died


the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David


the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David


the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel


the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel


(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings


the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC


the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC


an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity


an Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity


an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre


a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply


an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms


an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)


an Old Testament book consisting of reflections on the vanity of human life; is traditionally attributed to Solomon but probably was written about 250 BC


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an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later


an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies


a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah


an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah


an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration


an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar


an Old Testament book telling Hosea's prophecies


an Old Testament book telling Joel's prophecies


an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies


an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible


a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale


an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem


an Old Testament book telling Nahum's prophecy of the fall of Nineveh


an Old Testament book telling Habakkuk's prophecies


an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah


an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity


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an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zechariah which are concerned mainly with the renewal of Israel after the Babylonian Captivity


an Old Testament book containing the prophecies of Malachi


one of the Gospels in the New Testament; includes the Sermon on the Mount


the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament


one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life


the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament


a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome


a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle


a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58


a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth


a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth


a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians


a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ


a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia


a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia


a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians


a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to the Thessalonians


a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters


a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters


a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters


a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping


a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him


a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle


the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle


the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle


the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle


the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle


the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle


a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude


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the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle


a large Bible with pages to record marriages and births


the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II


the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church


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an English translation of the Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars


an English translation of the Bible published in 1611


a British revision of the Authorized Version


a modern English version of the Bible and Apocrypha


a revised version of the King James Version


a revision of the American Standard Version


the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible


the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit


the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition


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the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings


the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures


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a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah


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the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures


either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible


the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible


the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings


the first three Gospels which describe events in Christ's life from a similar point of view


a sacred text revealed to Joseph Smith in 1830 by an ancient prophet Mormon; supposedly a record of ancient peoples of America translated by Joseph Smith


a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words


a prayer said 3 times a day by Roman Catholics in memory of the Annunciation


a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her


(Anglican Church) a daily evening service with prayers prescribed in the Book of Common Prayer


the opening prayer on the eve of Yom Kippur


a book setting forth the forms of church service


the Anglican service book of the Church of England; has had several revisions since the Reformation and is widely admired for the dignity and beauty of its language


a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation


the prayer that Christ gave his disciples in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9-13)


(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'


14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status


an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther


an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel, containing the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Holy Children


an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel, telling the story of Susanna, a Hebrew wife wrongfully accused of promiscuity by two elders


an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel, it consists of three separate narratives, that of Bel, that of the dragon, and that of Daniel in the lion's den


an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry


an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries


an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people


an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah


an Apocryphal book of angelic revelations


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an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)


an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC


an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus, tells how the Greek ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes attempted to suppress the practice of basic Jewish law, resulting in a Jewish revolt against Seleucid rule


an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus, tells about the Jews' revolt against Antiochus IV Epiphanes and concludes with the defeat of the Syrian general Nicanor in 161 BC by Judas Maccabeus


any of the biblical books (Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus) that are considered to contain wisdom


52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature


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the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina


one of the sections (or chapters) in the Koran


the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers


the collection of ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition (the Mishna and the Gemara) that constitute the basis of religious authority in Orthodox Judaism


the second part of the Talmud consisting primarily of commentary on the Mishna


the first part of the Talmud; a collection of early oral interpretations of the scriptures that was compiled about AD 200


Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is still part of Jewish tradition


Talmudic literature that deals with law and with the interpretation of the laws on the Hebrew Scriptures


one of two classical Hindu epics; a great collection of poetry worked into and around a central heroic narrative (eight times as large as the Iliad and Odyssey combined)


a body of 18 works written between the first and 11th centuries and incorporating legends and speculative histories of the universe and myths and customary observances


one of two classical Hindu epics telling of the banishment of Rama from his kingdom and the abduction of his wife by a demon and Rama's restoration to the throne


any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind


(from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads


a Veda consisting of a collection of Hindu poems dating from before 2000 BC


a collection of mantras and tunes for use with the Rig-Veda


a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers


prose works attached to the Samhitas instructing the brahmins to perform the very elaborate sacrificial rituals


a treatise resembling a Brahmana but to be read or expounded by anchorites in the quiet of the forest


Vedic texts from the fifth and fourth centuries BC dealing with phonetics and ritual injunctions and linguistics and grammar and etymology and lexicography and prosody and astronomy and astrology


(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda


a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions

the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads


(Sanskrit) literally a `sacred utterance' in Vedism; one of a collection of orally transmitted poetic hymns


any sacred song used to praise the deity


one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David


a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form


the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly


a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

the editor added the argument to the poem


a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic


a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work


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a summary of your academic and work history


a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)


a brief abstract (as of an article or book)


oewn-outline-n oewn-synopsis-n oewn-abstract-n oewn-precis-n

a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory


the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences


a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion


a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup"


a concluding summary (as in presenting a case before a law court)


writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)


a legal document that creates a corporation; it is filed with a state by the founders of a corporation and is governed by the laws of the state


a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting


a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)


a document containing the terms of surrender


oewn-certificate-n oewn-certification-n oewn-credential-n oewn-credentials-n

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts


a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation


a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party


the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century)


the document drawn up in 1530 to defend the catholicity of Lutheran doctrine and to justify innovations in Lutheran practice; is still in effect today


an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence


a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action


a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work


something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter


a printed document with spaces in which to write


a form to use when making an application


a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information


a questionnaire that is supposed to yield a description of a person's personality traits

a personality inventory is a direct test of personality, as contrasted with a projective test


a personality inventory in which a person is asked which of a list of traits and characteristics describe her or him or to indicate which behaviors and hypothetical choices he or she would make


a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance and self control and socialization and achievement etc.


a self-report personality inventory based on Hans Eysenck's factor analysis of personality which assumes three basic factors (the two most important being extraversion to introversion and neuroticism)


a self-report personality inventory consisting of 550 items that describe feelings or actions which the person is asked to agree with or disagree with; many scales estimating traits and qualities of personality have been developed using MMPI items


a self-report personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the 16 personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits


an official form on which a request is made

first you have to fill out the requisition


(election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)


state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation


a charter authorizing the operation of a bank


the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215


a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain)


a card certifying the identity of the bearer


a card that you carry on your person and that authorizes the use of your organs for transplantation after your death


a plastic card that has a magnetically coded strip that is scanned in order to operate a mechanism


a card certifying membership in an organization


a card certifying membership in a labor union


a card certifying the bearer's right to use the library


a card certifying the bearer's right to purchase rationed goods


a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth


a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study


a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree


an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces


a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival)


a document certifying an act of registering


a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools


oewn-legal_document-n oewn-legal_instrument-n oewn-official_document-n oewn-instrument-n

(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right


a financial instrument whose value is based on another security


an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date


a futures contract based on a stock index; a bet on the future price of the indexed group of stocks


an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money


a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)


a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

he noticed an item in the New York Times


Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets


(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)


(linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached)


(linguistics) emphasis placed on the topic or focus of a sentence by preposing it to the beginning of the sentence; placing the topic at the beginning of the sentence is typical for English

`Those girls, they giggle when they see me' and `Cigarettes, you couldn't pay me to smoke them' are examples of topicalization


information that can be used to attack or defend a claim or argument or viewpoint

his admission provided ammunition for his critics


a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item


something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print


a list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)


a list of names of specially favored people

the boss gave me his A-list of people we should try to recruit


(law) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities


the order of business for an assembly on a given day


the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network


the schedule of programs for a particular period


(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat

the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate


(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)


a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)


a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)


a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import


a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)

I have you on my calendar for next Monday


a list of foods and information about their caloric content


a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church


a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements


a descriptive catalog of musical recordings


an enumeration of all the resources of a library


a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card


a list advertising parts for machinery along with prices


a list advertising seeds and their prices


an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing


(usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music


a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted


a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations


a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters


an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.


a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start


a list of printing errors in a book along with their corrections


a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)


a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted

he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court


(computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk)


list of names to whom a communication should be sent


(computer science) a directory that is listed in another directory


a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers


a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs


a list of heterogenous items that someone wants

the union came to the table with a whole grocery list of demands


a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)


a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time


an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed


an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts


a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations


a word that is used as a pattern to decode an encrypted message


some students had stolen the key to the final exam


a detailed list of all the items in stock


a list of names and addresses to which advertising material is mailed


oewn-menu-n oewn-bill_of_fare-n oewn-card-n oewn-carte_du_jour-n oewn-carte-n

a list of dishes available at a restaurant


a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.


(computer science) a list of options available to a computer user


a menu of options that appears below the item when the computer user clicks on it


a secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu


a list of musical selections for performance or for broadcast by radio


a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution

they were disappointed by the poor returns on their stock portfolio


(bookkeeping) a listing on the company's records

the posting was made in the cash account


a listing of prices for different goods or services


a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO)


(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted


a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster


an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur


a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen


a list of those who are ill (e.g. on a warship or in a regiment etc)


a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices


an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event


a list of events that you wish would occur


a schedule of times of arrivals and departures


a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place


a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company


a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties


a roster of those waiting to obtain something


a menu having individual dishes listed with separate prices


a menu listing fixed meals at fixed prices


a menu offering a complete meal with limited choices at a fixed price


oewn-alphabet-n oewn-ABC-n oewn-ABC-ap-s-n oewn-ABCs-n

a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language


the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe


a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino)


an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)


the alphabet of 28 characters derived from Aramaic and used for writing Arabic languages (and borrowed for writing Urdu)


a character set that includes letters and digits and punctuation


an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech


a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century


an alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions


a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country


a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention


oewn-platform-n oewn-political_platform-n oewn-political_program-n oewn-program-n

a document stating the aims and principles of a political party

their candidate simply ignored the party platform


an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party


official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc.


a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane


a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO)


a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation


a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events


oewn-blotter-n oewn-day_book-n oewn-police_blotter-n oewn-rap_sheet-n oewn-charge_sheet-n

the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station


a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work


a record of events in the order of their occurrence


record of a British census and land survey in 1085-1086 ordered by William the Conqueror


a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)


a written record of events on a voyage (of a ship or plane)


a written record of messages sent or received

they kept a log of all transmission by the radio station


a logbook in which all orders concerning the main engines of a ship are recorded


the written evidence of someone's activities

this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information


a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day


a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)


a record of the hours worked by employees


an entry in the court record to the effect that the plaintiff or prosecutor will not proceed


a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)


a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note


a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature)


the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting


a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications)


(dated slang) a remarkable or excellent thing or person


a message that helps you remember something


a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order)


an official written record of names or events or transactions


official record of the pedigree of purebred animals especially horses


a register of rents; includes the names of tenants and the amount of rent they pay


a register of persons who are socially prominent


the part of a check that is retained as a record


you have to turn in your card to get a handicap


a written account of what transpired at a meeting


a book in which minutes have been written


a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress


the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament

the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French


a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together


the DNA file maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation


(computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form


(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups


(computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte


(computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent


(computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label


(computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task


(computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program


(computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program


(computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change


(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters


a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting


a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)


a formal document giving notice of your intention to resign

he submitted his resignation as of next month


a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote


the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain


a resolution passed by both houses of Congress which becomes legally binding when signed by the Chief Executive (or passed over the Chief Executive's veto)


a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school

December 31 is the deadline for applications


an application for sole rights to an invention


a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority


a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority


oewn-solicitation-n oewn-appeal-n oewn-collection-n oewn-ingathering-n

an appeal to raise money for starving children


(British) solicitation of money usually for a benevolent purpose


oewn-history-n oewn-account-n oewn-chronicle-n oewn-story-n

a record or narrative description of past events


detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment


part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases


the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient


writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)


a chronological account of events in successive years


oewn-biography-n oewn-life-n oewn-life_story-n oewn-life_history-n

an account of the series of events making up a person's life


a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)


an account of the author's personal experiences


a periodic statement prepared by a bank for each client

I wish my bank statement arrived earlier in the month


an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered


a bill for money owed for electricity used


statement of charges for staying in a hotel


statement of charges for medical services


statement of charges for telephone service


a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed


a gift voucher that can be exchanged for books costing up to an amount given on the voucher


coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal


a coupon that allows the holder to purchase two items (as two tickets to a play) for the price of one


a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)


a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate


a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances


a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train


a ticket good for admission to a theater


a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route)


a return ticket (at reduced fare) for traveling both ways in the same day


an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made


a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt


a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain


a receipt given by the carrier to the shipper acknowledging receipt of the goods being shipped and specifying the terms of delivery


a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law


a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power


a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)


a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)


a contract to hire or lease transportation


a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations


a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit


a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions


a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment


a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it


written contract or certificate of insurance

you should have read the small print on your policy


a contract stating the terms of a purchase


a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent


a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party


a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached


a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument


a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract


a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act


an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer


a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event

there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality


(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return


a one-sided agreement whereby you promise to do (or refrain from doing) something in return for a performance (not a promise)


a certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt


an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location


a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses


a contract between crew and captain of a ship


a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

he got the beer concession at the ball park


an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place


contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions


a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union


a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise


contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark


contract governing the merger of two or more companies


an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)

the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office


a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)


a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage


oewn-sheriff-ap-s_sale-n oewn-execution_sale-n oewn-judicial_sale-n oewn-forced_sale-n

a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation


a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)


oewn-overestimate-n oewn-overestimation-n oewn-overvaluation-n oewn-overappraisal-n


a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

IBM received an order for a hundred computers


an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date


an order for goods to be exported or imported


an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price


an order that initiates the manufacturing process


a repeated order for the same merchandise

he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders


an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level


a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check


a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent


a power of attorney document to transfer ownership of a registered security from the owner to another party


a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting


the letters used to identify listed companies on the securities exchanges where they are traded


legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named


a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities


a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries


a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body


legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity


something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity)


a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs


oewn-anti-racketeering_law-n oewn-Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act-n oewn-RICO_Act-n oewn-RICO-n

law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions


law intended to promote free competition in the market place by outlawing monopolies


a statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken


law determining the fundamental political principles of a government


a written agreement ratified in 1781 by the thirteen original states; it provided a legal symbol of their union by giving the central government no coercive power over the states or their citizens


oewn-United_States_Constitution-n oewn-U.S._Constitution-n oewn-US_Constitution-n oewn-Constitution-n oewn-Constitution_of_the_United_States-n

the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states


oewn-Roman_law-n oewn-Justinian_code-n oewn-civil_law-n oewn-jus_civile-n

the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law


the code of laws of the Salian Franks and other German tribes


(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions


legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law


a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment


a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making


a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction


oewn-translation-n oewn-interlingual_rendition-n oewn-rendering-n oewn-version-n

a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language


a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project


a statute in draft before it becomes law


a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose


a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial

bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States


a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles


a statute that would regulate farm production and prices


a statute that would regulate foreign trade


a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members


a state law regulating the sale of securities in an attempt to control the sale of securities in fraudulent enterprises


any law that limits freedom of the press


a regulation intended to manage or preserve game animals


a law conferring privileges on owners of homesteads


a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them


the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment


a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something


oewn-decree-n oewn-edict-n oewn-fiat-n oewn-order-n oewn-rescript-n

a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there


an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt


an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited


a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date


an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior

the court found divestiture to be necessary in preventing a monopoly


a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart


an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land


a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US


a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court


an order whereby a judgment is precluded from being executed for a specific period of time


oewn-injunction-n oewn-enjoining-n oewn-enjoinment-n oewn-cease_and_desist_order-n

(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity

injunction were formerly obtained by writ but now by a judicial order


injunction requiring the performance of some specific act


injunction issued on completion of a trial


injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over


a document stating the facts and points of law of a client's case


a brief presented by someone interested in influencing the outcome of a lawsuit but who is not a party to it


a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die


a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate


a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will


a document written by someone still legally capable requesting that he should be allowed to die if subsequently severely disabled or suffering terminal illness

after he discovered he had AIDS he drew up a living will


a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it


the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another


a deed made and executed by only one party


under the feudal system, the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service


a legal document proving a person's right to property


a written instrument legally conveying property to a trustee often used to secure an obligation such as a mortgage or promissory note


document transferring title or right or claim to another


deeds and other documentary evidence of title to land


a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts


a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to search for objects or people involved in the commission of a crime and to produce them in court; the warrant describes the locations where the officials may search


a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court


a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal


a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)


a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one


document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability

his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return


a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return


return required of a taxpayer whose tax withheld from income does not meet the tax liability for the year


a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability


a legal document giving official permission to do something


a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot


oewn-driver-ap-s_license-n oewn-driver-ap-s_licence-n oewn-driving_license-n oewn-driving_licence-n

a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle


a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time


oewn-hunting_license-n oewn-hunting_licence-n oewn-hunting_permit-n oewn-game_license-n

a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time


a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile


a license to a private citizen to seize vessels of another nation and their property


a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages


a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises


oewn-marriage_license-n oewn-marriage_licence-n oewn-wedding_license-n oewn-wedding_licence-n

a license authorizing two people to marry


a license to pursue a particular occupation


an official document granting a right or privilege


oewn-opinion-n oewn-legal_opinion-n oewn-judgment-n oewn-judgement-n

the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

opinions are usually written by a single judge


an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning


an opinion that disagrees with the court's disposition of the case


the opinion joined by a majority of the court (generally known simply as `the opinion')


a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense


a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation


(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer


an ancient writ issued by a court of assize to the sheriff for the recovery of property


a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case


a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out


(law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable


a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge


a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty


an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail


a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding


a writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt


a judicial writ based on some record and requiring the party against whom it is brought to show cause why the record should not be enforced or annulled


a writ that authorizes the seizure of property


a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained


a writ ordering the holding of an election


a judicial writ from an appellate court ordering the court of record to produce the records of trial


a judicial writ from a higher court ordering a lower court not to exercise jurisdiction in a particular case


a writ ordering that land be restored to its rightful owner


a document giving an official instruction or command


a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant


a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court


a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control


a court order restricting information or comment by the participants involved in a lawsuit

imposing a gag order on members of the press violates the First Amendment


a court order to an employer to withhold all or part of an employee's wages and to send the money to the court or to the person who won a lawsuit against the employee


a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity


a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding


a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted


a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation)


a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit


a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place


the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet


(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding


any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff


a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on


the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims


(law) an answer by a defendant that fails to admit or deny the allegations set forth in the complaint


(law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction


(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)


a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea


a plea that delays the action without settling the cause of action; it can challenge the jurisdiction or claim disability of the defendant etc. (such defenses are usually raised in the defendant's answer)


(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time


(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense


(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based


the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks


any pleading that fails to conform in form or substance to minimum standards of accuracy or sufficiency


(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings


(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder


(law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer


(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication


(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations


(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter


(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder


(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge

his admission was part of a plea bargain with the prosecutor


formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975


an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766


a provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or enforce the law


an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance


a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district


oewn-software-n oewn-software_program-n oewn-computer_software-n oewn-software_system-n oewn-software_package-n oewn-package-n

(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

the market for software is expected to expand


a software module that extends or enhances the capabilities of an existing application


a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers


software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming


software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release

beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it


software that can run on different computers without modification


application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together


software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing


software that is provided without charge


software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space


(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services


an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers


trademark for a powerful operating system


an open-source version of the UNIX operating system


oewn-program-n oewn-programme-n oewn-computer_program-n oewn-computer_programme-n

(computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute

the program required several hundred lines of code


a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread


a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task

he has tried several different word processing applications


an application that is currently running and in the foreground


a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface


an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently


a pre-compiled, pre-linked program that is ready to run under a given operating system; a binary for one operating system will not run on a different operating system

the same source code can be compiled to produce different binaries for different operating systems


a commercial browser developed by Microsoft


a commercial browser developed by Netscape Communications Corporation


a commercial browser developed by Opera Software


an application program that deals with natural language text


(computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used


(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit


an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer


a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied


a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects


a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program


a program to convert assembly language into machine language


a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors


(computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program


a compiler for programs written in FORTRAN


a compiler for programs written in Pascal


a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors


(computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device


a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program


(computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data


a utility program that organizes the input to a computer


(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system


a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon


a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device


(computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time


a program that is called to prepare each job to be run


an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules


a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system


(computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files


a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer


a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language


a utility program that organizes the output of a computer


a computer program that divides code up into functional components

compilers must parse source code in order to translate it into object code


a computer program that attaches labels to the grammatical constituents of textual matter


a tagging program whose labels indicate the meanings of words or expressions


a tagging program whose labels indicate a word's part of speech


a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times


a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly


a computer program that produces maps of spatially referenced data dynamically from geographic information


a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)


a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search


a widely used search engine for the web that finds information, news, images, products, finance


a widely used search engine accepting plain English questions or phrases or terms


a program that can change its performance in response to its environment


a trace program that produces output for selected conditions


a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine


a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen


a program that is stored in the memory of the computer that executes it


a program that controls the execution of other programs


a program to check natural language syntax


a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer


a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program


a computer program that looks for text that matches a given text

Google uses text-matching to find web pages containing a particular text


a program that translates one programming language into another


(computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer

a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users


(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface


a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each


oewn-flow_chart-n oewn-flowchart-n oewn-flow_diagram-n oewn-flow_sheet-n

a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system


a graphical representation of a program using formal logic


oewn-routine-n oewn-subroutine-n oewn-subprogram-n oewn-procedure-n oewn-function-n

a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program


an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed


a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program


a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name


an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises


a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium


a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store


a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library


a routine that controls an output device


a routine designed to yield a random number


a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly


a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines


a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program


oewn-instruction-n oewn-command-n oewn-statement-n oewn-program_line-n

(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program


a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects

a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb


a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful

the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm


a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer

a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance


a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network

worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers


commands that a user types in order to run an application


(computing) an instruction that connects one part of a program or an element on a list to another program or list


a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen


a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language


an instruction that is either not recognized by an operating system or is in violation of the procedural rules


an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor


any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time


software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.


software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)


computer software that obtains information from a user's computer without the user's knowledge or consent


malicious software, designed to break into a system


specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs


program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs


oewn-electronic_database-n oewn-on-line_database-n oewn-computer_database-n oewn-electronic_information_service-n

(computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers


a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database


a database management system designed to manage a relational database


a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database


a database management system that allows strings of text (`objects') to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way


a copy of a printed work offered for distribution


all the copies of a work printed at one time

they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies


the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published


an edition that is restricted to a specific number of copies


an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors


(printing) an impression made to check for errors


a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages


a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made


a printed impression that is blurred or doubled


a publication containing a variety of works


a collection of selected literary passages


one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc


an album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional)


concept album compiling a performer's work or work supporting some worthy cause


a collection of Persian or Arabic poems (usually by one author)


an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.


an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author


collection of records especially about an institution


something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)


a publication that appears at fixed intervals


a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures


a periodical that appears at scheduled times


a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year)


a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)


a periodical that is published twice each month (or 24 issues per year)


a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)


a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year)


a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year)


a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year)


a periodical that is published by a special interest group


a periodical published by a business firm for its employees and customers


a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money


a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc.


a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races


(British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)


a magazine devoted to reports of current events; usually published weekly


an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper


a magazine printed on good quality paper


a magazine published for and read by members of a particular trade group


she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room


take the number 2 to the main square, then change to the number 5


he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times


an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis)


a periodical dedicated to a particular subject


reports of the work of a society or learned body etc


a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art


reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring


oewn-perusal-n oewn-perusing-n oewn-poring_over-n oewn-studying-n

reading carefully with intent to remember


oewn-message-n oewn-content-n-1 oewn-subject_matter-n oewn-substance-n

content communicating a message; what something is about


(psychoanalysis) hidden meaning of a fantasy or dream


the subject matter of a conversation or discussion


the real bone of contention, as you know, is money


a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)


communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive

the didacticism expected in books for the young


oewn-digression-n oewn-aside-n oewn-excursus-n oewn-divagation-n oewn-parenthesis-n

a message that departs from the main subject


a sentence (in the indicative mood) that makes a declaration


an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction


a sentence that states the topic of its paragraph


oewn-meaning-n oewn-significance-n oewn-signification-n oewn-import-n

the message that is intended or expressed or signified


the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express


the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form


the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

the dictionary gave several senses for the word


what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression


something that refers; a term that refers to another term


the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate


a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition


something referred to; the object of a reference


the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun


an actual object referred to by a linguistic expression


something (whether existing or not) that is referred to by a linguistic expression


oewn-effect-n oewn-essence-n oewn-burden-n oewn-core-n oewn-gist-n

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work


the basic meaning of something; the crucial part


an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context


an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation


an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., `they are flying planes' can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes


an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh


an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one

his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter


an expression of disappointment or irritation


an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate


the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor


oewn-nuance-n oewn-nicety-n oewn-shade-n oewn-subtlety-n oewn-refinement-n

a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor


(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality


a brief version of the essential meaning of something


a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together


an especially persuasive point helping to support an argument or discussion


oewn-nonsense-n oewn-bunk-n oewn-nonsensicality-n oewn-meaninglessness-n oewn-hokum-n

a message that seems to convey no meaning


a message whose content is at variance with reason


stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition


meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong


nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible


jumble of incoherent speech as sometimes heard in schizophrenia


nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll)


oewn-palaver-n oewn-hot_air-n oewn-empty_words-n oewn-empty_talk-n oewn-rhetoric-n


a set of confused and meaningless statements


oewn-stuff-n oewn-stuff_and_nonsense-n oewn-hooey-n oewn-poppycock-n


gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby


communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable

they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car


communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive


oewn-baloney-n oewn-boloney-n oewn-bilgewater-n oewn-bosh-n oewn-drool-n oewn-humbug-n oewn-taradiddle-n oewn-tarradiddle-n oewn-tommyrot-n oewn-tosh-n oewn-twaddle-n


oewn-bullshit-n oewn-bull-n oewn-Irish_bull-n oewn-horseshit-n oewn-shit-n oewn-crap-n oewn-dogshit-n

I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk


oewn-bunk-n oewn-bunkum-n oewn-buncombe-n oewn-guff-n oewn-rot-n oewn-hogwash-n

unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)


a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or fear


oewn-folderol-n oewn-rubbish-n oewn-tripe-n oewn-trumpery-n oewn-trash-n oewn-wish-wash-n oewn-applesauce-n oewn-codswallop-n


language or ritual causing, or intending to cause, confusion


a collection of excerpts from a literary work


oewn-clipping-n oewn-newspaper_clipping-n oewn-press_clipping-n oewn-cutting-n oewn-press_cutting-n

an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

he searched through piles of letters and clippings


a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc


a passage or expression that is quoted or cited


a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing


the representation of another person's words in a speech


oewn-movie-n oewn-film-n oewn-picture-n oewn-moving_picture-n oewn-moving-picture_show-n oewn-motion_picture-n oewn-motion-picture_show-n oewn-picture_show-n oewn-pic-n oewn-flick-n

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

they went to a movie every Saturday night


a movie that is made to be shown on television


a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film


a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film


the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater


the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer


a film or illustrated lecture on traveling


a film made at home by an amateur photographer


an entertainment that is offered to the public


a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage


a movie that is advertised to draw customers


a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development


a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature


a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence


a style of animation developed in Japan, characterized by stylized colorful art and often adult themes


a short film and commentary about current events


oewn-documentary-n oewn-docudrama-n oewn-documentary_film-n oewn-infotainment-n

a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event


a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director


a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters

film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s


a short pornographic film shown in a small coin-operated booth


the first print of a movie after preliminary editing


a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate


(film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out


(film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

the cut from the accident scene to the hospital seemed too abrupt


(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another


an immediate transition from one scene to another


a low-budget Western movie produced by a European (especially an Italian) film company


a movie with synchronized speech and singing


a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance


a broadcast that repeated at a later time


a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary


a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience

in England they call a talk show a chat show


a program in which the audience participates by telephone


oewn-television_program-n oewn-TV_program-n oewn-television_show-n oewn-TV_show-n


a television program that is broadcast in color


a program exemplifying a contemplated series; intended to attract sponsors


a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards


a game show in which contestants answer questions


a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast


a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products)


a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)


a broadcast that is carried simultaneously by radio and television (or by FM and AM radio)


a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day


letters and packages that are transported by aircraft


mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery


mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge)


communication by the exchange of letters


(Hinduism) an ancient Sanskrit text giving rules for sensuous and sensual pleasure and love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law


a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization