matter painting - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

rationality collapse: the quality of being consistent with or based on logic; the state of having good sense and sound judgment; "his rationality may have been impaired"; "he had to rely less on reason than on rousing their emotions"

writing collapse: the activity of putting something in written form; "she did the thinking while he did the writing"; the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"; letters or symbols written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language; "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"; the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"; (usually plural) the collected work of an author; "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

colophon collapse: a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page)

acknowledgment collapse: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

frontispiece collapse: front illustration facing the title page of a book; an ornamental facade

codicil collapse: a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

sake collapse: a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

nondescript collapse: a person is not easily classified and not very interesting

photography collapse: the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies; the act of taking and printing photographs; the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces

positivism collapse: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

puzzle collapse: a toy that tests your ingenuity; a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution; "he loved to solve chessmate puzzles"; "that's a real puzzler"; be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure"

script collapse: a particular orthography or writing system; a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance; write a script for; "The playwright scripted the movie"

miniature collapse: copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size; painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts); being on a very small scale; "a miniature camera"

rendition collapse: the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving"; a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; "they heard a live rendition of three pieces by Schubert"

teardrop collapse: anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)

coating collapse: a thin layer covering something; "a second coat of paint"; a heavy fabric suitable for coats; a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"

vignette collapse: a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books); a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

frontage collapse: the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc); the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

nub collapse: a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"; a small lump or protuberance

inconvenience collapse: the quality of not being useful or convenient; an inconvenient discomfort

milestone collapse: stone post at side of a road to show distances; a significant event in your life (or in a project)

leaf collapse: hinged or detachable flat section (as of a table or door); a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book); the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants; produce leaves, of plants; turn over pages; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript"

nail down collapse: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at Harvard"

specification collapse: (patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention; a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work; naming explicitly

scroll collapse: a document that can be rolled up (as for storage); move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen; "Scroll down to see the entire text"

plenum collapse: an enclosed space in which the air pressure is higher than outside; a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present; "the plenum will vote on all tax increases"

forefront collapse: the part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"

mundane collapse: belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined kind"; "so terrene a being as himself"; concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"

picture collapse: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"; a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair"; illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"; a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"; show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

reality collapse: the quality possessed by something that is real; the state of being actual or real; "the reality of his situation slowly dawned on him"; the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be; "businessmen have to face harsh realities"

Wordage.info