| in effigy |
using an effigy or replica of someone, rather than the actual person. |
| in person |
in one's actual physical presence. |
| inventory |
the actual items referred to on such a list, collectively, esp. merchandise or materials in stock. [1/5 definitions] |
| irony |
the use of such contrast in drama, as between the actual situation and what the characters understand or say about it, to create suspense or comedy. [1/3 definitions] |
| layout |
an arrangement, design, or plan as shown either by laying its components out in a drawing or model, or by the structure itself on its actual site. [1/4 definitions] |
| lovelorn |
suffering because of the absence of an actual or desired lover. |
| magnify |
to increase the actual size of; enlarge. [1/4 definitions] |
| money of account |
a monetary denomination or unit used in keeping accounts, esp. one that does not correspond to actual paper money or coin, such as the U.S. mill. |
| nature |
the actual appearance of something. [1/9 definitions] |
| negation |
the absence, opposite, or negative of that which is actual or affirmative. [1/2 definitions] |
| note |
a piece of printed paper that represents money, esp. actual paper currency. [1/11 definitions] |
| overrun |
an instance in which, or the amount by which, actual costs exceed estimated costs. [1/7 definitions] |
| pragmatic |
concerned with actual causes and effects rather than abstract theories or ideas; practical. [1/4 definitions] |
| prolepsis |
the placing of a person or event into a time period earlier than the actual one. [1/2 definitions] |
| punitive damages |
compensation awarded to a plaintiff in excess of actual damages as a means of punishing the defendant for willful wrongdoing; exemplary damages. |
| real1 |
not fictional or imagined; having actual existence; true. [1/6 definitions] |
| realistic |
of or based upon what is actual or feasible. [1/2 definitions] |
| reality |
the state or quality of being actual or real. [4 definitions] |
| real time |
the actual time in which an event occurs, esp. one being reported simultaneously with its occurrence. [2 definitions] |
| roman à clef |
novel with a key (French); a fictionalized account of actual people and events. |
| Sacramentarian |
one who believes that the Eucharist represents Jesus Christ only symbolically and is not an actual manifestation of his presence. [1/4 definitions] |