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| feud |
a quarrel or argument. [1/3 definitions] |
| fight |
a battle or argument. [2/3 definitions] |
| fine-drawn |
subtly or delicately fashioned, as an argument or a facial feature. [1/2 definitions] |
| fuss |
an argument, complaint, or dispute, esp. over something unimportant. [1/5 definitions] |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. [1/2 definitions] |
| give in |
to agree to something you don't want to agree to, especially after a long argument. |
| ground1 |
(often pl.) the basis of an argument or stated position. [1/13 definitions] |
| have a bone to pick |
to have reason for an argument or difference of opinion. |
| have it out with |
to finally have an argument or fight with someone that one has been considering having for some time. |
| hinge |
a crucial part or principle, as of an argument. [1/5 definitions] |
| humbug |
something without substance or meaning, such as an idea or argument; nonsense. [1/8 definitions] |
| hypothesis |
a proposition assumed to be true for the purposes of a particular argument; premise. [1/3 definitions] |
| last word |
the final sentence or phrase with which one person ends an argument. [1/3 definitions] |
| logomachy |
an argument about words. [2/3 definitions] |
| miff |
a small or petty argument; spat; tiff. [1/3 definitions] |
| neutral |
not taking any side in an argument. [1/3 definitions] |
| nonargument |
combined form of argument. |
| number |
(slang) a characteristic, habitual behavior, argument, or the like. [1/18 definitions] |
| object |
to present opposing argument. [1/7 definitions] |
| ontological argument |
an a priori argument for the existence of God that asserts that existence is a perfection and that God is the most perfect being, and therefore that God must exist. |
| overrule |
to rule against or disallow (an argument, petition, objection, or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
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