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(verb) to give an account or representation of in words: "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental." |
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Synonyms: describe |
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Related Words: inform |
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(verb) make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal" |
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Synonyms: turn in |
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Related Words: inform |
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(verb) complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the superviser" |
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Related Words: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off |
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(verb) announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" |
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Related Words: announce, check in, check out, clock off, clock out, denote, punch out, sign in |
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(verb) announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" |
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Related Words: announce, denote |
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(verb) be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" |
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Synonyms: cover |
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Related Words: inform |
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(noun) a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" |
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Synonyms: account, news report, story, write up |
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Related Words: bulletin, communique, despatch, dispatch, exclusive, news, newsletter, newssheet, scoop |
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(noun) the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
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Synonyms: account |
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Related Words: anecdote, comment, debriefing, direct discourse, direct quotation, gossip, indirect discourse, informing, making known, narration, narrative, recital, scuttlebutt, story, tale, yarn |
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(noun) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" |
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Synonyms: study |
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Related Words: blue book, info, information, medical report, progress report, white book, white paper |
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(noun) a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence" |
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Related Words: noise |
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(noun) the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" |
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Synonyms: reputation |
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Related Words: estimate, estimation |
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(noun) a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card" |
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Synonyms: report card |
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Related Words: info, information |
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(noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" |
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Synonyms: composition, paper, theme |
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Related Words: essay |
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