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| diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine. |
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| a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative. |
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| a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war. |
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| special stress laid upon, or importance attached to, anything: The president's statement gave emphasis to the budgetary crisis |
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| a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference. |
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| to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant. |
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| a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms. |
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| a stout fabric of cotton and flax. |
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| friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere. |
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| the state of being dull; lethargy. |
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| to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job |
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| a batter cake with a pattern of deep indentations on each side, formed by the gridlike design on each of the two hinged parts of the metal appliance (waffle iron) in which the cake is baked. |
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| in consequence of that; as a result; consequently: I think; therefore I am. |
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| as a result, effect, or outcome; therefore: There has been a great deal of rain and consequently the reservoirs are full. |
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| (used with a singular verb) the art of drawing, esp. as used in mathematics, engineering, etc. |
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(used with a singular verb) Linguistics.
the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech. |
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| of, pertaining to, dealing with, or affecting the mind, esp. as a function of awareness, feeling, or motivation: psychological play; psychological effect |
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| pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions. |
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| without the faculty of reason; deprived of reason. |
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| having the joints or connections separated: a disjointed fowl. |
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