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Account

A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

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Narrower term 32

Accounting 76% connected

of Account

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Anecdote 76% connected

Unpublished narratives.

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Annals 76% connected

A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened.

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Biography 76% connected

The written history of a person's life.

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Bulletin 76% connected

A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event, as military operations or the health of some distinguished personage, issued by authority f…

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Check 76% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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Chit 76% connected

The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.

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Comment 76% connected

To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to expla…

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Definition 76% connected

The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a telescope accurate in definition.

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Derivation 76% connected

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

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Deriving 76% connected

of Derive

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Despatch 76% connected

Same as Dispatch.

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Dispatch 76% connected

To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

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Etymology 76% connected

That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and m…

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Exclusive 76% connected

Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the exclusion of others; as, exclusive b…

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Explication 76% connected

The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation.

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Exposition 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.

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Gloss 76% connected

Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is calendered to give it a gloss.

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Gossip 76% connected

A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.

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Interpretation 76% connected

The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream…

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Justification 76% connected

The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a showing or proving to be just or conformable to law, justice, right, or duty; defense; vindi…

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Life 76% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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Narration 76% connected

The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.

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Reason 76% connected

A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered…

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Recital 76% connected

The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.

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Reckoning 76% connected

of Reckon

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Rubric 76% connected

That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.

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Scoop 76% connected

A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.

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Simplification 76% connected

The act of simplifying.

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Tab 76% connected

The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.

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Tally 76% connected

Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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Yarn 76% connected

Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting,…

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Manner of action 7

Balance 76% connected

An apparatus for weighing.

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Bill 76% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Compound 76% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Credit 76% connected

Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief; faith; trust; confidence.

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Debit 76% connected

A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; -- mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account.

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Overbalance 76% connected

To exceed equality with; to outweigh.

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Broader term 16

Be 76% connected

To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have ex/stence.

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Declare 76% connected

To make clear; to free from obscurity.

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Gain 76% connected

A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.

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Ground 76% connected

of Grind

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Importance 76% connected

The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance.

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Inform 76% connected

Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

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Informing 76% connected

of Inform

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Keep 76% connected

To care; to desire.

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Maintain 76% connected

To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to maintai…

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News 76% connected

A report of recent occurences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intellige…

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Occasion 76% connected

A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.

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Profit 76% connected

Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence, pecuniary gain in any transaction or o…

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Reason 76% connected

A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered…

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Record 76% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Relationship 76% connected

The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other alliance.

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Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

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Derivationally related 22

Accountable 74% connected

Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

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Accountable 74% connected

Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.

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Accountant 74% connected

One who renders account; one accountable.

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Accountant 74% connected

One who renders account; one accountable.

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Bill 74% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Bill 74% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Charge 74% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Charge 74% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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Chronicle 74% connected

An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time.

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Chronicle 74% connected

An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time.

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Cover 74% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Cover 74% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

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Explain 74% connected

To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.

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Explain 74% connected

To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand.

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Explanation 74% connected

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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Explanation 74% connected

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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Report 74% connected

To refer.

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Report 74% connected

To refer.

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Story 74% connected

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered…

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Story 74% connected

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered…

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Component part 1

Balance 70% connected

An apparatus for weighing.

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Synonym 11

Accounting 92% connected

of Account

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Bill 92% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

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Calculate 92% connected

To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes, usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up; to estimate; to compute.

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Chronicle 92% connected

An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time.

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Describe 92% connected

To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the he…

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Explanation 92% connected

The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible; as, the explanation of a passage in S…

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History 92% connected

A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a descr…

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Invoice 92% connected

A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value or prices and charges ann…

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Report 92% connected

To refer.

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Score 92% connected

A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account.

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Story 92% connected

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered…

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