a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
an order to appear in person at a given place and time
examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"
to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
be comparable; "This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes"
give evidence of the quality of; "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
give evidence of a certain behavior; "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
manifest or bring back; "This action reflects his true beliefs"
be bright by reflecting or casting light; "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
(of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair; "a psychedelic experience"
having the vivid colors and bizarre patterns associated with psychedelic states; "a psychedelic painting"
producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis; "psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline"
any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention