a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts
an advocate of the principles of humanism
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities; "humanistic studies"; "a humane education"
of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion; "the humanist belief in continuous emergent evolution"- Wendell Thomas
(meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"
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"
the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor"
announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
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"
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"
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
a nonverbal message; "a Cadillac makes a statement about who you are"; "his tantrums are a statement of his need for attention"
(music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata"
the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"
a short critical review; "the play received good notices"
an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"
advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"
express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing"
notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press; "he looked around for the right size bit"
piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding; "the horse was not accustomed to a bit"
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states; "there are 8 bits in a byte"
a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
(physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops"
the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); "communications is his major field of study"
(biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)