actuality |
(often pl.) actual facts or circumstances. [1/2 definitions] |
Aesop |
an actual or legendary Greek writer of fables (620?-560? B.C.). |
approximate |
close in amount to the actual amount, but not exact. [1/2 definitions] |
assume |
to suppose (something) to be true without knowing the actual facts; take for granted. [1/3 definitions] |
backdate |
to mark with a date that is prior to the actual date; predate. |
boomerang |
to return to or adversely affect the originator, as an actual boomerang or as a scheme that backfires. [1/3 definitions] |
case1 |
what is true or actual. [1/3 definitions] |
concrete |
existing as something solid or tangible; actual; real. [1/10 definitions] |
cost-plus |
the sum of the actual costs of manufacture and a previously fixed profit. [1/2 definitions] |
cover story |
(informal) a fictitious identity, purpose, or the like used to provide a plausible explanation for and conceal one's actual activities; alibi. [1/2 definitions] |
credibility gap |
an apparent disagreement between purported and actual facts. [1/2 definitions] |
de facto |
actual, esp. as opposed to what is believed to be the case or what is formally acknowledged. [1/3 definitions] |
drivetrain |
the assembly that transmits an engine's rotary motion to the actual means of propulsion such as a propeller or wheel. |
educationist |
a person specializing in the methods and theories of teaching or education, often one considered to be out of touch with the actual practice of teaching. |
eponym |
an actual or mythical person whose name is the source of the name of a city, nation, era, or the like. |
face value |
the actual value printed or stamped on the front of money, bonds, stock, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
fictionalize |
to make fiction out of (actual events or people). |
for real |
(informal) real or really; actual or actually. |
high |
of great actual or potential force or power. [1/14 definitions] |
Homer |
an actual or legendary Greek poet (about the eighth century B.C.). |
honest-to-goodness |
(informal) true; actual; authentic. |