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Representation

The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.

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Activity 76% connected

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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Cooperation 76% connected

The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.

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Creation 76% connected

The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.

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Performance 76% connected

The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance o…

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Right 76% connected

Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line.

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State 76% connected

The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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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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Narrower term 55

Adumbration 76% connected

The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.

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Antitype 76% connected

That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that which is represented by the type or symbol.

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Appearance 76% connected

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

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Blur 76% connected

To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manu…

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Convergence 76% connected

Alt. of Convergency

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Copy 76% connected

An abundance or plenty of anything.

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Cosmography 76% connected

A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, dispositio…

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Cutaway 76% connected

Having a part cut off or away; having the corners rounded or cut away.

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Display 76% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

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Document 76% connected

That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

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Dramatization 76% connected

Act of dramatizing.

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Drawing 76% connected

of Draw

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Ecce homo 76% connected

A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the people by Pilate, and wearing a crown of thorns.

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Effigy 76% connected

The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likeness…

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Example 76% connected

One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.

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Exposure 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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Figuration 76% connected

The act of giving figure or determinate form; determination to a certain form.

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Fuzz 76% connected

To make drunk.

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Icon 76% connected

An image or representation; a portrait or pretended portrait.

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Illustration 76% connected

The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.

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Image 76% connected

An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a v…

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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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Intersection 76% connected

The act, state, or place of intersecting.

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Map 76% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Matinee 76% connected

A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirEe.

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Memory 76% connected

The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.

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Model 76% connected

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

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Modeling 76% connected

of Model

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Modelling 76% connected

of Model

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Overlap 76% connected

To lap over; to lap.

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Pageant 76% connected

A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle.

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Pageantry 76% connected

Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor.

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Percept 76% connected

That which is perceived.

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Perception 76% connected

The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or intellect; apperhension by the bodily organs, or by the mind, of what is presented to them; discer…

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Phantasmagoria 76% connected

An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the glass is opaque black. The scre…

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Photo 76% connected

A contraction of Photograph.

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Photograph 76% connected

A picture or likeness obtained by photography.

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Pic 76% connected

A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.

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Picture 76% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Picturing 76% connected

of Picture

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Pieta 76% connected

A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin Mary or by holy women and angels.

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Presentation 76% connected

The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.

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Projection 76% connected

The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Reading 76% connected

of Read

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Rubbing 76% connected

of Rub

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Schema 76% connected

An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are…

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Scheme 76% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Shade 76% connected

Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between th…

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Simulacrum 76% connected

A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.

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Simulation 76% connected

The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what…

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Stereotype 76% connected

A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically, a plate with type-metal face, use…

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Typification 76% connected

The act of typifying, or representing by a figure.

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Version 76% connected

A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.

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Virus 76% connected

Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons.

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Derivationally related 8

Agent 74% connected

Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

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Agent 74% connected

Acting; -- opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.

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Interpret 74% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Interpret 74% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Represent 74% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Represent 74% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Theatrical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, the…

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Theatrical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, the…

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Agency 92% connected

The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.

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Delegacy 92% connected

The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power.

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Theatrical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, the…

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