absolutist |
characterized by ideas, or a belief in ideas, whose truth is unconditional and not subject to any external standard. [1/3 definitions] |
accidence |
the principles or rudiments of a subject. [1/2 definitions] |
accursed |
having been made the subject of a curse; damned. [1/2 definitions] |
action verb |
a verb that shows its subject performing some action. "Run," "eat," "fly," and "sing" are examples of action verbs. |
active |
in grammar, designating the voice or form of a verb whose subject acts through the verb, rather than being the object of the verb's action, such as "signed" in "Five petitioners signed the document". (Cf. passive.) [1/7 definitions] |
agent provocateur |
(French) a secret agent who incites other people to commit acts that will subject them to punishment or prosecution, or who incites others to acts of rebellion or subversion; troublemaker. |
agreement |
in grammar, correspondence between the number, person, or grammatical gender of two syntactically connected words, esp.that of subject and verb or adjective and noun. [1/5 definitions] |
alphabet |
the fundamental principles of a subject; rudiments. [1/2 definitions] |
amoral |
not subject to moral distinctions; neither moral nor immoral. [1/2 definitions] |
-ana |
collected items or information pertaining to (such) a subject. |
-ant |
one that is subject to (such) an action. [1/4 definitions] |
anything |
any thing or subject whatever. [1/3 definitions] |
arguable |
suitable as a subject for argument. [1/2 definitions] |
arithmetic |
a book on the subject of arithmetic. [1/3 definitions] |
article |
a piece of writing on a particular subject that appears in a newspaper, magazine, or book. [1/4 definitions] |
assay |
to subject to chemical analysis to determine composition, quality, or potency, as with drugs or precious metals; make an assay of. [1/8 definitions] |
assignation |
the act or subject of assigning; assignment. [1/2 definitions] |
atomize |
to subject to the effects of an atomic weapon. [1/3 definitions] |
at someone's beck and call |
willing to fulfill or subject to another's commands or wishes. |
bank account |
at a bank, the funds credited to a depositor and subject to withdrawal by him or her. |
barrage |
to subject to a barrage, as of gunfire or words. [1/3 definitions] |