yes-no question: a question that can be answered by yes or no


interview: the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists


job interview: an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment


employment interview: an interview to determine whether an applicant is suitable for a position of employment


telephone interview: an interview conducted over the telephone


question: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply


interrogation: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply


interrogative: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply


interrogative sentence: a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply


examination: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge


exam: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge


test: a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge


bar examination: an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction


bar exam: an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction


comprehensive examination: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge


comprehensive: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge


comp: an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge


entrance examination: examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies


entrance exam: examination to determine a candidate's preparation for a course of studies


final examination: an examination administered at the end of an academic term


final exam: an examination administered at the end of an academic term


final: an examination administered at the end of an academic term


litmus test: a test that relies on a single indicator


midterm examination: an examination administered in the middle of an academic term


midterm exam: an examination administered in the middle of an academic term


midterm: an examination administered in the middle of an academic term


pop quiz: a quiz given without prior warning


oral: an examination conducted by spoken communication


oral exam: an examination conducted by spoken communication


oral examination: an examination conducted by spoken communication


viva voce: an examination conducted by spoken communication


viva: an examination conducted by spoken communication


preliminary examination: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue


preliminary exam: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue


prelim: an examination taken by graduate students to determine their fitness to continue


quiz: an examination consisting of a few short questions


test paper: a written examination


examination paper: a written examination


exam paper: a written examination


question sheet: a written examination


tripos: final honors degree examinations at Cambridge University


reply: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange


response: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange


non sequitur: a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it


rejoinder: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)


retort: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)


return: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)


riposte: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)


replication: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)


comeback: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)


counter: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)


echo: a reply that repeats what has just been said


echolalia: an infant's repetition of sounds uttered by others


answer: the speech act of replying to a question


Urim and Thummim: lots thrown to determine God's answers to yes-no questions


refutation: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions


defense: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions


defence: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions


confutation: the speech act of refuting conclusively


rebuttal: the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument


description: the act of describing something


characterization: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features


characterisation: the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features


word picture: a graphic or vivid verbal description


word-painting: a graphic or vivid verbal description


delineation: a graphic or vivid verbal description


depiction: a graphic or vivid verbal description


picture: a graphic or vivid verbal description


characterization: a graphic or vivid verbal description


characterisation: a graphic or vivid verbal description


epithet: descriptive word or phrase


portrayal: a word picture of a person's appearance and character


portraiture: a word picture of a person's appearance and character


portrait: a word picture of a person's appearance and character


label: a brief description given for purposes of identification


particularization: an individualized description of a particular instance


particularisation: an individualized description of a particular instance


detailing: an individualized description of a particular instance


sketch: a brief literary description


vignette: a brief literary description


affirmation: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something


assertion: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something


statement: the act of affirming or asserting or stating something


representation: a factual statement made by one party in order to induce another party to enter into a contract


say-so: one chap's arbitrary assertion


affirmative: a reply of affirmation


yes: an affirmative


yea: an affirmative


declaration: a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties


denial: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true


disaffirmation: the act of asserting that something alleged is not true


denial: the act of refusing to comply (as with a request)


abnegation: the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief


naysaying: the act of saying no to a request


negative: a reply of denial


no: a negative


nay: a negative


double negative: a grammatically substandard but emphatic negative


double negative: an affirmative constructed from two negatives


refusal: the act of refusing


repudiation: refusal to acknowledge or pay a debt or honor a contract (especially by public authorities)


disavowal: denial of any connection with or knowledge of


disclaimer: denial of any connection with or knowledge of


retraction: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion


abjuration: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion


recantation: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion


withdrawal: a retraction of a previously held position


backdown: a retraction of a previously held position


climb-down: a retraction of a previously held position


negation: the speech act of negating


contradiction: the speech act of contradicting someone


self-contradiction: contradicting yourself


contradiction: (logic) a statement that is necessarily false


contradiction in terms: (logic) a statement that is necessarily false


cancellation: the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void


rejection: the speech act of rejecting


repudiation: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid


renunciation: rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid


disclaimer: (law) a voluntary repudiation of a person's legal claim to something


disownment: refusal to acknowledge as one's own


disowning: refusal to acknowledge as one's own


rebuff: an instance of driving away or warding off


snub: an instance of driving away or warding off


repulse: an instance of driving away or warding off


short shrift: a brief and unsympathetic rejection


summary treatment: a brief and unsympathetic rejection


objection: the speech act of objecting


challenge: a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror


complaint: an expression of grievance or resentment


complaint: (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow


demur: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings


demurral: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings


demurrer: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings


dissent: (law) the difference of one judge's opinion from that of the majority


exception: grounds for adverse criticism


caption: taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument


exclamation: a loud complaint or protest or reproach


gripe: informal terms for objecting


kick: informal terms for objecting


beef: informal terms for objecting


bitch: informal terms for objecting


squawk: informal terms for objecting


protest: a formal and solemn declaration of objection


protestation: a formal and solemn declaration of objection


protest: the act of making a strong public expression of disagreement and disapproval


grievance: a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action


growling: a gruff or angry utterance (suggestive of the growling of an animal)


grumble: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone


grumbling: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone


murmur: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone


murmuring: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone


mutter: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone


muttering: a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone


jeremiad: a long and mournful complaint


kvetch: (Yiddish) a nagging complaint


pet peeve: an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed


whimper: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way


whine: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way


lament: a cry of sorrow and grief


lamentation: a cry of sorrow and grief


plaint: a cry of sorrow and grief


wail: a cry of sorrow and grief


informing: a speech act that conveys information


making known: a speech act that conveys information


telling: informing by words


apprisal: informing by words


notification: informing by words


notice: advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract


warning: notification of something, usually in advance


dismissal: official notice that you have been fired from your job


dismission: official notice that you have been fired from your job


pink slip: official notice that you have been fired from your job


revelation: communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency


divine revelation: communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency


disclosure: the speech act of making something evident


revelation: the speech act of making something evident


revealing: the speech act of making something evident


display: behavior that makes your feelings public


histrionics: a deliberate display of emotion for effect


production: a display that is exaggerated or unduly complicated


sackcloth and ashes: a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief


divulgence: the act of disclosing something that was secret or private


divulgement: the act of disclosing something that was secret or private


discovery: something that is discovered


discovery: (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the case


giveaway: an unintentional disclosure


informing: to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)


ratting: to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)


leak: unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information


news leak: unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information


exposure: the disclosure of something secret


expose: the exposure of an impostor or a fraud


unmasking: the exposure of an impostor or a fraud


muckraking: the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)


admission: an acknowledgment of the truth of something


confession: an admission of misdeeds or faults


self-accusation: an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be


self-condemnation: an admission that you have failed to do or be something you know you should do or be


concession: a point conceded or yielded


sop: a concession given to mollify or placate


stipulation: (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record


judicial admission: (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record


takeaway: a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures


wage concession: an agreement to raise wages


presentation: formally making a person known to another or to the public


introduction: formally making a person known to another or to the public


intro: formally making a person known to another or to the public


debut: the presentation of a debutante in society


reintroduction: an act of renewed introduction


briefing: detailed instructions, as for a military operation


report: the act of informing by verbal report


account: the act of informing by verbal report


megillah: (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account


report: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group


study: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group


written report: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group


skinny: confidential information about a topic or person


stuff: information in some unspecified form


assay: a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance


case study: a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure


white book: a government report; bound in white


white paper: a government report; bound in white


blue book: a report published by the British government; bound in blue


green paper: a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion


progress report: a report of work accomplished during a specified time period


position paper: a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy


medical report: a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient


report card: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment


report: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment


debriefing: report of a mission or task


anecdote: short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)


narration: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events


recital: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events


yarn: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events


narrative: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program


narration: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program


story: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program


tale: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program


Canterbury Tales: an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer


recital: a detailed account or description of something


tall tale: an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story


folktale: a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk


folk tale: a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk


Arabian Nights' Entertainment: a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century


Arabian Nights: a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century


Thousand and One Nights: a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century


sob story: a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy


sob stuff: a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy


fairytale: a story about fairies; told to amuse children


fairy tale: a story about fairies; told to amuse children


fairy story: a story about fairies; told to amuse children


nursery rhyme: a tale in rhymed verse for children


relation: an act of narration


telling: an act of narration


recounting: an act of narration


earful: an outpouring of gossip


gossip: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people


comment: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people


scuttlebutt: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people


rumor: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth


rumour: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth


hearsay: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth


grapevine: gossip spread by spoken communication


pipeline: gossip spread by spoken communication


word of mouth: gossip spread by spoken communication


scandal: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people


dirt: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people


malicious gossip: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people


talk: idle gossip or rumor


talk of the town: idle gossip or rumor


warning: a message informing of danger


wake-up call: a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected


alarmism: needless warnings


alert: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger


alerting: a warning serves to make you more alert to danger


Emergency Alert System: a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events


EAS: a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events


caution: a warning against certain acts


caveat: a warning against certain acts


false alarm: a warning that is given about something that fails to occur


forewarning: an early warning about a future event


premonition: an early warning about a future event


heads-up: a warning message


strategic warning: (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act


tactical warning: (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act


threat: a warning that something unpleasant is imminent


warning of attack: a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future


warning of war: a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war


promise: a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future


oath: a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior


bayat: an oath of allegiance to an emir


Hippocratic oath: an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates


parole: a promise


word: a promise


word of honor: a promise


assurance: a statement intended to inspire confidence


clean bill of health: an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition


assurance: a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something


pledge: a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something


plight: a solemn pledge of fidelity


troth: a solemn pledge of fidelity


betrothal: a mutual promise to marry


troth: a mutual promise to marry


engagement: a mutual promise to marry


pinning: a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin


ringing: the giving of a ring as a token of engagement


rain check: a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future


vow: a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner


thanks: an acknowledgment of appreciation


appreciation: an expression of gratitude


thank you: a conversational expression of gratitude


bow: an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience


curtain call: an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience


boast: speaking of yourself in superlatives


boasting: speaking of yourself in superlatives


self-praise: speaking of yourself in superlatives


jactitation: speaking of yourself in superlatives


brag: an instance of boastful talk


bragging: an instance of boastful talk


crow: an instance of boastful talk


crowing: an instance of boastful talk


vaporing: an instance of boastful talk


line-shooting: an instance of boastful talk


gasconade: an instance of boastful talk


braggadocio: vain and empty boasting


bluster: vain and empty boasting


rodomontade: vain and empty boasting


rhodomontade: vain and empty boasting


vaunt: extravagant self-praise


self-assertion: the act of putting forth your own opinions in a boastful or inconsiderate manner that implies you feel superior to others


naming: the verbal act of naming


acrophony: naming a letter of the alphabet by using a word whose initial sound is the sound represented by that letter


numeration: naming numbers


indication: the act of indicating or pointing out by name


denotation: the act of indicating or pointing out by name


specification: naming explicitly


challenge: a call to engage in a contest or fight


dare: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy


daring: a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy


confrontation: a bold challenge


call-out: a challenge to a fight or duel


defiance: a hostile challenge


calling into question: a challenge to defend what someone has said


demand for explanation: a challenge to defend what someone has said


demand for identification: as by a sentry


gauntlet: to offer or accept a challenge


gantlet: to offer or accept a challenge


explanation: the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible


elucidation: an act of explaining that serves to clear up and cast light on


explication: the act of making clear or removing obscurity from the meaning of a word or symbol or expression etc.


denunciation: a public act of denouncing


denouncement: a public act of denouncing


excoriation: severe censure


fulmination: thunderous verbal attack


diatribe: thunderous verbal attack


tirade: a speech of violent denunciation


philippic: a speech of violent denunciation


broadside: a speech of violent denunciation


damnation: the act of damning


execration: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group


condemnation: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group


curse: an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group


anathema: a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication


imprecation: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)


malediction: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)


accusation: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt


accusal: a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt


recrimination: mutual accusations


recital: a detailed statement giving facts and figures


recitation: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance


recital: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance


reading: a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance


recitation: written matter that is recited from memory


indictment: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense


bill of indictment: a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense


murder charge: an indictment charging someone with murder


murder indictment: an indictment charging someone with murder


true bill: an indictment endorsed by a grand jury


impeachment: a formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office


arraignment: a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment


allegation: (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)


blame game: accusations exchanged among people who refuse to accept sole responsibility for some undesirable event


grievance: an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice


lodgment: bringing a charge or accusation against someone


lodgement: bringing a charge or accusation against someone


plaint: (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed


imprecation: a slanderous accusation


imputation: a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)


finger-pointing: the imputation of blame


fingerpointing: the imputation of blame


indictment: an accusation of wrongdoing


information: formal accusation of a crime


preferment: the act of making accusations


incrimination: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed


inculpation: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed


blame: an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed


implication: an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection


unspoken accusation: an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken


veiled accusation: an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken


insinuation: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication


innuendo: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication


self-incrimination: an accusation that incriminates yourself


address: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience


speech: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience


allocution: (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts


colloquium: an address to an academic meeting or seminar


dithyramb: a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing


Gettysburg Address: a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)


impromptu: an extemporaneous speech or remark


impromptu: a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation


inaugural address: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)


inaugural: an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)


keynote: the principal theme in a speech or literary work


keynote speech: a speech setting forth the keynote


keynote address: a speech setting forth the keynote


lecture: a speech that is open to the public


public lecture: a speech that is open to the public


talk: a speech that is open to the public


litany: any long and tedious address or recital


nominating speech: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election


nominating address: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election


nomination: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election


oratory: addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)


oration: an instance of oratory


peroration: a flowery and highly rhetorical oration


public speaking: delivering an address to a public audience


speechmaking: delivering an address to a public audience


speaking: delivering an address to a public audience


oral presentation: delivering an address to a public audience


debate: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)


disputation: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)


public debate: the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)


declamation: vehement oratory


declamation: recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric


epideictic oratory: a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people


harangue: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion


rant: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion


ranting: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion


screed: a long monotonous harangue


raving: declaiming wildly


stump speech: political oratory


salutatory address: an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)


salutatory oration: an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)


salutatory: an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)


valediction: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)


valedictory address: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)


valedictory oration: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)


valedictory: a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)


sermon: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)


discourse: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)


preaching: an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)


baccalaureate: a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies


kerygma: preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church


kerugma: preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church


Sermon on the Mount: the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)


evangelism: zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel


televangelism: evangelism at a distance by the use of television


homily: a sermon on a moral or religious topic


preachment: a sermon on a moral or religious topic


persuasion: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action


suasion: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action


arm-twisting: persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure


dissuasion: persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action


electioneering: persuasion of voters in a political campaign


bell ringing: persuasion of voters in a political campaign


canvassing: persuasion of voters in a political campaign


exhortation: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion


incitement: the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion


pep talk: a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff


proselytism: the practice of proselytizing


sloganeering: persuasion by means of empty slogans


suggestion: persuasion formulated as a suggestion


prompting: persuasion formulated as a suggestion


expostulation: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest


remonstrance: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest


remonstration: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest


objection: the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest


weapon: a means of persuading or arguing


artillery: a means of persuading or arguing


promotion: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution


publicity: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution


promotional material: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution


packaging: a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution


buildup: highly favorable publicity and praise


sensationalism: subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes


shocker: a sensational message (in a film or play or novel)


public relations: a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution


PR: a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution


endorsement: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)


indorsement: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)


blurb: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)


book jacket: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed


dust cover: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed


dust jacket: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed


dust wrapper: a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed


ballyhoo: blatant or sensational promotion


hoopla: blatant or sensational promotion


hype: blatant or sensational promotion


plug: blatant or sensational promotion


sales talk: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration


sales pitch: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration


pitch: promotion by means of an argument and demonstration


ad: a public promotion of some product or service


advertisement: a public promotion of some product or service


advertizement: a public promotion of some product or service


advertising: a public promotion of some product or service


advertizing: a public promotion of some product or service


advert: a public promotion of some product or service


advertorial: an advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report


mailer: an advertisement that is sent by mail


newspaper ad: a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper


newspaper advertisement: a printed advertisement that is published in a newspaper


classified ad: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type


classified advertisement: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type


classified: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type


sales promotion: promotion that supplements or coordinates advertising


want ad: a newspaper advertisement stating what is wanted


commercial: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television


commercial message: a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television


infomercial: a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary


informercial: a television commercial presented in the form of a short documentary


circular: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


handbill: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


bill: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


broadside: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


broadsheet: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


flier: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


flyer: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


throwaway: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution


stuffer: an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail


teaser: an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest


top billing: the advertisement of a star's name at the top of a theatrical poster


white pages: a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on white paper) where the names of people are listed alphabetically along with their telephone numbers


yellow pages: a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising


abetment: the verbal act of urging on


abettal: the verbal act of urging on


instigation: the verbal act of urging on


cheering: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators


shouting: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators


promotion: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something


furtherance: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something


advancement: encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something


fostering: encouragement; aiding the development of something


fosterage: encouragement; aiding the development of something


goad: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something


goading: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something


prod: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something


prodding: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something


urging: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something


spur: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something


spurring: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something


provocation: needed encouragement


incitement: needed encouragement


subornation: underhandedly or improperly inducing someone to do something improper or unlawful


subornation of perjury: (law) inducing someone to make a false oath as part of a judicial proceeding


vote of confidence: an expression of approval and encouragement


discouragement: the expression of opposition and disapproval


disheartenment: a communication that leaves you disheartened or daunted


dissuasion: a communication that dissuades you


determent: a communication that makes you afraid to try something


deterrence: a communication that makes you afraid to try something


intimidation: a communication that makes you afraid to try something


resignation: the act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.)


abdication: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers


stepping down: a formal resignation and renunciation of powers


renunciation: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned


renouncement: an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned


relinquishment: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.


relinquishing: a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc.


giving up: a verbal act of admitting defeat


yielding: a verbal act of admitting defeat


surrender: a verbal act of admitting defeat


prohibition: refusal to approve or assent to


interdiction: authoritative prohibition


ban: an official prohibition or edict against something


banning: an official prohibition or edict against something


forbiddance: an official prohibition or edict against something


forbidding: an official prohibition or edict against something


test ban: a ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries that possess nuclear weapons


psychic communication: communication by paranormal means


psychical communication: communication by paranormal means


anomalous communication: communication by paranormal means


telepathy: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions


thought transference: apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions


telegnosis: apparent knowledge of distant events without using sensory perceptions


psychic phenomena: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes


psychic phenomenon: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes


parapsychology: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes


clairvoyance: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses


second sight: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses


extrasensory perception: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses


E.S.P.: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses


ESP: apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses


precognition: knowledge of an event before it occurs


foreknowledge: knowledge of an event before it occurs


telekinesis: the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force


psychokinesis: the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force


table rapping: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead


table tapping: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead


spirit rapping: alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead


table tipping: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits


table tilting: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits


table turning: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits


table lifting: manipulation of a table during a seance; attributed to spirits


windsock: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


wind sock: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


sock: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


air sock: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


air-sleeve: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


wind sleeve: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


wind cone: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


drogue: a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind


post: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)


stake: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)


starting post: a post marking the starting point of a race (especially a horse race)


winning post: the post at the end of a racecourse


reference point: an indicator that orients you generally


point of reference: an indicator that orients you generally


reference: an indicator that orients you generally


reference: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to


source: a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to


republication: something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)


benchmark: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point


bench mark: a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point


landmark: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land


merestone: an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab


meerestone: an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab


mearstone: an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab


lubber's line: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading


lubber line: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading


lubber's mark: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading


lubber's point: a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading


rule: (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice


linguistic rule: (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice


universal: (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages


linguistic universal: (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages


grammatical rule: a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances


rule of grammar: a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances


transformation: a rule describing the conversion of one syntactic structure into another related syntactic structure


morphological rule: a linguistic rule for the formation of words


rule of morphology: a linguistic rule for the formation of words


standard: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated


criterion: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated


measure: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated


touchstone: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated


benchmark: a standard by which something can be measured or judged


earned run average: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched


ERA: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched


grade point average: a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted


GPA: a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted


procrustean standard: a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality


procrustean rule: a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality


procrustean bed: a standard that is enforced uniformly without regard to individuality


yardstick: a measure or standard used for comparison


target: a reference point to shoot at


mark: a reference point to shoot at


clout: a target used in archery


drogue: a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane


white line: a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes


indicator: a signal for attracting attention


blinker: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn


turn signal: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn


turn indicator: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn


trafficator: a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn


armband: worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning


rocket: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon


skyrocket: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon


electronic signal: a signal generated by electronic means


blip: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface


pip: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface


radar target: a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface


radar echo: an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna; contains information about the location and distance of the reflecting object


clutter: unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen


radar beacon: a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position


racon: a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position


radio beacon: a characteristic signal emitted by a transmitter used for navigation


beacon: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance


beacon fire: a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance


star shell: an artillery shell containing an illuminant


Bengal light: a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework


Very light: a colored flare fired from a Very pistol


Very-light: a colored flare fired from a Very pistol


signal fire: a fire set as a signal


signal light: a fire set as a signal


input signal: signal going into an electronic system


input: signal going into an electronic system


output signal: signal that comes out of an electronic system


output: signal that comes out of an electronic system


printout: the output of a computer in printed form


readout: the output of a computer in readable form


read-out: the output of a computer in readable form


fire alarm: a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out


foghorn: a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships


fogsignal: a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships


horn: a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning


red flag: a flag that serves as a warning signal


siren: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound


tocsin: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)


alarm bell: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)


stoplight: a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop


brake light: a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop


buoy: bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards


acoustic buoy: a buoy that can be heard (at night)


bell buoy: a buoy with a bell on it


gong buoy: a buoy with a bell on it


whistle buoy: a buoy that makes a whistling noise


whistling buoy: a buoy that makes a whistling noise


can: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top


can buoy: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top


conical buoy: a buoy resembling a cone


nun: a buoy resembling a cone


nun buoy: a buoy resembling a cone


spar buoy: a buoy resembling a vertical log


barber's pole: striped pole outside a barbershop


staff: a rod carried as a symbol


crosier: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office


crozier: a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office


mace: a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority


scepter: a ceremonial or emblematic staff


sceptre: a ceremonial or emblematic staff


verge: a ceremonial or emblematic staff


wand: a ceremonial or emblematic staff


bauble: a mock scepter carried by a court jester


tipstaff: staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable


cordon: cord or ribbon worn as an insignia of honor or rank


wings: stylized bird wings worn as an insignia by qualified pilots or air crew members


black belt: a black sash worn to show expert standards in the martial arts (judo or karate)


blue ribbon: an honor or award gained for excellence


cordon bleu: an honor or award gained for excellence


button: a round flat badge displaying information and suitable for pinning onto a garment


Emmy: an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television


Nobel prize: an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace


Academy Award: an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance


Oscar: an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance


Prix de Rome: an annual prize awarded by the French government in a competition of painters and artists and sculptors and musicians and architects; the winner in each category receives support for a period of study in Rome


Prix Goncourt: an award given annually for contributions to French literature


chevron: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service


stripe: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service


stripes: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service


grade insignia: V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service


stripe: a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service


icon: (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface


marker: a distinguishing symbol


marking: a distinguishing symbol


mark: a distinguishing symbol


identifier: a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it


postmark: a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing


watermark: a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light


broad arrow: an arrowhead mark identifying British government property


milestone: stone post at side of a road to show distances


milepost: stone post at side of a road to show distances


variable: a symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity


placeholder: a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set


unknown: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation


unknown quantity: a variable whose values are solutions of an equation


peg: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.


pin: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.


spot: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)


pip: a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)


logo: a company emblem or device


logotype: a company emblem or device


label: an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object


bookplate: a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted


ex libris: a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted


gummed label: an adhesive label


sticker: an adhesive label


paster: an adhesive label


dog tag: metal plate on a dog collar bearing its registration number


dog tag: military identification tag worn on a chain around the neck


name tag: a tag showing the name of the person who wears it


price tag: a tag showing the price of the article it is attached to


tag: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.


ticket: a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.


tag: a label associated with something for the purpose of identification


title bar: (computer science) a horizontal label at the top of a window, bearing the name of the currently active document


cairn: a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path


shrug: a gesture involving the shoulders


wave: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand


waving: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand


wafture: the act of signaling by a movement of the hand


V sign: a sign (for victory); making a V with the index and middle fingers


nod: a sign of assent or salutation or command


bow: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting


bowing: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting


obeisance: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting


sign of the cross: a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith


curtsy: bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women


curtsey: bending the knees; a gesture of respect made by women


genuflection: the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence


genuflexion: the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence


kowtow: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission


kotow: a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission


scrape: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)


scraping: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)


salaam: a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation


ground rule: (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds


sign: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; --de Saussure


system command: a computer user's instruction (not part of a program) that calls for action by the computer's executive program


walking papers: (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge


marching orders: (informal) a notice of dismissal or discharge


wanted notice: a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person


wanted poster: a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person


International Wanted Notice: an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries


Red Notice: an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition; a wanted notice that is issued by Interpol at the request of an Interpol member country and distributed to all member countries


plagiarism: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work


transcript: something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech


voice: something suggestive of speech in being a medium of expression


Bach: the music of Bach


Beethoven: the music of Beethoven


Brahms: the music of Brahms


Chopin: the music of Chopin


Gilbert and Sullivan: the music of Gilbert and Sullivan


Handel: the music of Handel


Haydn: the music of Haydn


Mozart: the music of Mozart


Stravinsky: the music of Stravinsky


Wagner: the music of Wagner


language system: a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language


contact: a communicative interaction


touch: a communicative interaction


traffic: the amount of activity over a communication system during a given period of time


order: a request for something to be made, supplied, or served


short order: an order for food that can be prepared quickly


recall: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)


callback: a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)


uplink: a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission


capriccio: an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation


interrogation: a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder


motet: an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century


negation: a negative statement; a statement that is a refusal or denial of some other statement


packet: (computer science) a message or message fragment


program music: musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events


programme music: musical compositions intended to evoke images or remind the listener of events


incidental music: music composed to accompany the action of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes


slanguage: language characterized by excessive use of slang or cant


Ta'ziyeh: (Islam) a form of Iranian musical pageant that is the theatrical expression of religious passion; based on the Battle of Kerbala and performed annually (in Farsi)


sprechgesang: a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking


sprechstimme: a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking


vocal music: music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment


vocal: music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment


voice over: the voice on an unseen commentator in a film of television program


walk-through: a thorough explanation (usually accompanied by a demonstration) of each step in a procedure or process


yearbook: a book published annually by the graduating class of a high school or college usually containing photographs of faculty and graduating students


zinger: a striking or amusing or caustic remark


Das Kapital: a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories


Capital: a book written by Karl Marx (1867) describing his economic theories


Erewhon: a satirical novel written by Samuel Butler (1872) describing a fictitious land


Utopia: a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island


might-have-been: an event that could have occurred but never did


nonevent: an anticipated event that turns out to be far less significant than was expected


happening: an event that happens


occurrence: an event that happens


occurrent: an event that happens


natural event: an event that happens


accompaniment: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another


concomitant: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another


attendant: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another


co-occurrence: an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another


associate: any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another


avalanche: a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things


background: relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation


experience: an event as apprehended


appalling: an experience that appalls


augury: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come


sign: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come


foretoken: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come


preindication: an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come


war cloud: an ominous sign that war threatens


omen: a sign of something about to happen


portent: a sign of something about to happen


presage: a sign of something about to happen


prognostic: a sign of something about to happen


prognostication: a sign of something about to happen


prodigy: a sign of something about to happen


auspice: a favorable omen


foreboding: an unfavorable omen


death knell: an omen of death or destruction


flash: a short vivid experience


flashing: a short vivid experience


good time: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience


blast: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience


loss: the experience of losing a loved one


near-death experience: the experience of being close to death but surviving


ordeal: a severe or trying experience


out-of-body experience: the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body


taste: a brief experience of something


time: a person's experience on a particular occasion


trip: an exciting or stimulating experience


head trip: an exciting or stimulating experience


vision: a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance


social event: an event characteristic of persons forming groups


miracle: a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent


trouble: an event causing distress or pain


treat: an occurrence that causes special pleasure or delight


miracle: any amazing or wonderful occurrence


wonder: something that causes feelings of wonder


marvel: something that causes feelings of wonder


thing: an event


episode: a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events


feast: something experienced with great delight


drama: an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional


dramatic event: an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional


night terror: an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings


eventuality: a possible event or occurrence or result


contingency: a possible event or occurrence or result


contingence: a possible event or occurrence or result


beginning: the event consisting of the start of something


casus belli: an event used to justify starting a war


ending: event whose occurrence ends something


conclusion: event whose occurrence ends something


finish: event whose occurrence ends something


end: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence


last: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence


final stage: the concluding parts of an event or occurrence


endgame: the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board


end game: the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board


endgame: the final stages of an extended process of negotiation


end game: the final stages of an extended process of negotiation


homestretch: the end of an enterprise


passing: the end of something


result: something that results


resultant: something that results


final result: something that results


outcome: something that results


termination: something that results


denouement: the outcome of a complex sequence of events


deal: the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)


fair deal: fair treatment


square deal: fair treatment


raw deal: unfair treatment


decision: the outcome of a game or contest


decision: (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred


split decision: a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous


consequence: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual


aftermath: the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual


corollary: a practical consequence that follows naturally


deserts: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved


comeuppance: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved


comeupance: an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved


fruit: the consequence of some effort or action


sequella: a secondary consequence


train: a series of consequences wrought by an event


poetic justice: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)


just deserts: an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)


offspring: something that comes into existence as a result


materialization: something that comes into existence as a result


materialisation: something that comes into existence as a result


separation: the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal)


sequel: something that follows something else


subsequence: something that follows something else


wages: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing


reward: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing


payoff: a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing


foregone conclusion: an inevitable ending


matter of course: an inevitable ending


worst: the least favorable outcome


one-off: a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated


periodic event: an event that recurs at intervals


recurrent event: an event that recurs at intervals


change: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another


alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another


modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another


avulsion: an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another


break: an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion)


mutation: a change or alteration in form or qualities


sublimation: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable


surprise: a sudden unexpected event


bombshell: a shocking surprise


thunderbolt: a shocking surprise


thunderclap: a shocking surprise


coup de theatre: a dramatic surprise


eye opener: something surprising and revealing


peripeteia: a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)


peripetia: a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)


peripety: a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work)


shock: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise


blow: an unpleasant or disappointing surprise


blip: a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption


stunner: an unexpected and amazing event


error: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer


computer error: (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer


hardware error: error resulting from a malfunction of some physical component of the computer


disk error: error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk


software error: error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result


programming error: error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result


semantic error: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time


run-time error: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time


runtime error: an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time


syntax error: an error of language resulting from code that does not conform to the syntax of the programming language


algorithm error: error resulting from the choice of the wrong algorithm or method for achieving the intended result


accident: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause


stroke: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause


fortuity: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause


chance event: anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause


accident: an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury


collision: an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object


near miss: an accidental collision that is narrowly avoided


crash: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)


wreck: a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles)


prang: a crash involving a car or plane


derailment: an accident in which a train runs off its track


ground loop: a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground


collision: (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together


hit: (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together


fire: the event of something burning (often destructive)


backfire: a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path


bonfire: a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration


balefire: a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration


brush fire: an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes


campfire: a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)


conflagration: a very intense and uncontrolled fire


inferno: a very intense and uncontrolled fire


forest fire: an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area


grassfire: an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area


prairie fire: an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area


smoulder: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame


smolder: a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame


smudge: a smoky fire to drive away insects


crown fire: a forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fire


ground fire: a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface


surface fire: a forest fire that burns only the surface litter and undergrowth


wildfire: a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration


misfortune: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event


bad luck: unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event


pity: an unfortunate development


shame: an unfortunate development


affliction: a cause of great suffering and distress


convulsion: a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval


embarrassment: some event that causes someone to be embarrassed


disembarrassment: something that extricates you from embarrassment


hell: a cause of difficulty and suffering


blaze: a cause of difficulty and suffering


calvary: any experience that causes intense suffering


martyrdom: any experience that causes intense suffering


onslaught: a sudden and severe onset of trouble


scandal: a disgraceful event


outrage: a disgraceful event


skeleton: a scandal that is kept secret


skeleton in the closet: a scandal that is kept secret


skeleton in the cupboard: a scandal that is kept secret


Teapot Dome: a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration


Teapot Dome scandal: a government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 1921; became symbolic of the scandals of the Harding administration


Watergate: a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974


Watergate scandal: a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974


chapter: a series of related events forming an episode


idyll: an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll


incident: a single distinct event


cause celebre: an incident that attracts great public attention


discharge: the sudden giving off of energy


electrical discharge: a discharge of electricity


nerve impulse: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber


nervous impulse: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber


neural impulse: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber


impulse: the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber


action potential: the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted


spike: a transient variation in voltage or current


explosion: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction


detonation: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction


blowup: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction


case: an occurrence of something


instance: an occurrence of something


example: an occurrence of something


humiliation: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect


mortification: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect


piece: an instance of some kind


bit: an instance of some kind


time: an instance or single occasion for some event


clip: an instance or single occasion for some event


movement: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something


motion: a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something


crustal movement: movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust


tectonic movement: movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust


approach: the event of one object coming closer to another


approaching: the event of one object coming closer to another


passing: the motion of one object relative to another


passage: the motion of one object relative to another


deflection: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position


deflexion: the movement of the pointer or pen of a measuring instrument from its zero position


bending: movement that causes the formation of a curve


bend: movement that causes the formation of a curve


change of location: a movement through space that changes the location of something


travel: a movement through space that changes the location of something


fender-bender: a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage


ascension: (astronomy) the rising of a star above the horizon


Ascension: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection


Ascension of Christ: (New Testament) the rising of the body of Jesus into heaven on the 40th day after his Resurrection


Resurrection: (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion


Christ's Resurrection: (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion


Resurrection of Christ: (New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion


circulation: free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)


creep: a slow longitudinal movement or deformation


migration: the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding


migration: (chemistry) the nonrandom movement of an atom or radical from one place to another within a molecule


shrinking: process or result of becoming less or smaller


shrinkage: process or result of becoming less or smaller


compression: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together


condensation: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together


contraction: the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together


constriction: tight or narrow compression


coarctation: tight or narrow compression


injury: an accident that results in physical damage or hurt


accidental injury: an accident that results in physical damage or hurt


rupture: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)


breach: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)


break: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)


severance: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)


rift: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)


falling out: a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)


schism: the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences


hap: an accidental happening


mishap: an instance of misfortune


misadventure: an instance of misfortune


mischance: an instance of misfortune


puncture: loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object


calamity: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune


catastrophe: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune


disaster: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune


tragedy: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune


cataclysm: an event resulting in great loss and misfortune


act of God: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events


force majeure: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events


vis major: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events


inevitable accident: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events


unavoidable casualty: a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events


apocalypse: a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil


famine: a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death


the Irish Famine: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)


the Great Hunger: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)


the Great Starvation: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)


the Great Calamity: a famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America)


kiss of death: something that is ruinous


meltdown: a disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown


plague: any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God)


visitation: any disaster or catastrophe


break: an unexpected piece of good luck


good luck: an unexpected piece of good luck


happy chance: an unexpected piece of good luck


coincidence: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental


happenstance: an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental


lottery: something that is regarded as a chance event


pileup: multiple collisions of vehicles


smash: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)


smash-up: a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)


slip: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall


trip: an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall


failure: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose


downfall: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation


ruin: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation


ruination: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation


flame-out: a complete or conspicuous failure


malfunction: a failure to function normally


blowout: a sudden malfunction of a part or apparatus


stall: a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge


success: an event that accomplishes its intended purpose


barnburner: an impressively successful event


Godspeed: a successful journey


miscarriage: failure of a plan


abortion: failure of a plan


miss: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)


misfire: a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)


emergence: the becoming visible


egress: the becoming visible


issue: the becoming visible


eruption: the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum


birth: the event of being born


nativity: the event of being born


nascency: the event of being born


nascence: the event of being born


delivery: the event of giving birth


live birth: the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)


blessed event: the live birth of a child


happy event: the live birth of a child


posthumous birth: birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother


posthumous birth: birth of a child after the father has died


reincarnation: a second or new birth


rebirth: a second or new birth


renascence: a second or new birth


transmigration: the passing of a soul into another body after death


cycle of rebirth: (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms


moksa: (Hinduism) release from the cycle of rebirth


appearance: the event of coming into sight


reappearance: the event of something appearing again


egress: (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse


emersion: (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse


ingress: (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse


immersion: (astronomy) the disappearance of a celestial body prior to an eclipse


Second Coming: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment


Second Coming of Christ: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment


Second Advent: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment


Advent: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment


Parousia: (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment


makeup: an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event


make-up: an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event


materialization: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)


materialisation: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)


manifestation: an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)


manifestation: a clear appearance


apparition: the appearance of a ghostlike figure


epiphany: a divine manifestation


theophany: a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person


Word of God: a manifestation of the mind and will of God


origin: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events


origination: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events


inception: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events


germination: the origin of some development


genesis: a coming into being


generation: a coming into being


ground floor: becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)


emergence: the gradual beginning or coming forth


outgrowth: the gradual beginning or coming forth


growth: the gradual beginning or coming forth


rise: a growth in strength or number or importance


crime wave: a sudden rise in the crime rate


start: the beginning of anything


adrenarche: the increase in activity of the adrenal glands just before puberty


menarche: the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman


thelarche: the start of breast development in a woman at the beginning of puberty


onset: the beginning or early stages


oncoming: the beginning or early stages


dawn: the earliest period


morning: the earliest period


flying start: a quick and auspicious beginning


running start: a quick and auspicious beginning


opener: the first event in a series


cause: events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something


antecedent: a preceding occurrence or cause or event


preliminary: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows


overture: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows


prelude: something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows


emanation: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost


rise: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost


procession: (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost


etiology: the cause of a disease


aetiology: the cause of a disease


factor: anything that contributes causally to a result


fundamental: any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business


parameter: any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance


unknown quantity: a factor in a given situation whose bearing and importance is not apparent


wild card: an unpredictable factor


producer: something that produces


creation: the event that occurred at the beginning of something


conception: the event that occurred at the beginning of something


alpha: the beginning of a series or sequence; --Revelations


opening: the first performance (as of a theatrical production)


opening night: the first performance (as of a theatrical production)


curtain raising: the first performance (as of a theatrical production)


kickoff: a start given to contestants


send-off: a start given to contestants


start-off: a start given to contestants


racing start: the start of a race


flying start: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line


running start: a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line


destiny: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future


fate: an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future


inevitable: an unavoidable event


karma: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation


kismet: (Islam) the will of Allah


kismat: (Islam) the will of Allah


predestination: previous determination as if by destiny or fate


annihilation: total destruction


disintegration: total destruction


eradication: the complete destruction of every trace of something


obliteration: the complete destruction of every trace of something


debilitation: serious weakening and loss of energy


enervation: serious weakening and loss of energy


enfeeblement: serious weakening and loss of energy


exhaustion: serious weakening and loss of energy


separation: coming apart


breakup: coming apart


detachment: coming apart


diffusion: the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another


dispersion: spreading widely or driving off


scattering: spreading widely or driving off


Diaspora: the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time


dissipation: breaking up and scattering by dispersion


invasion: (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body


irradiation: (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex


extinction: complete annihilation


extermination: complete annihilation


Crucifixion: the death of Jesus by crucifixion


fatality: a death resulting from an accident or a disaster


human death: a death resulting from an accident or a disaster


finish: the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)


martyrdom: death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause


megadeath: the death of a million people


passing: euphemistic expressions for death


loss: euphemistic expressions for death


departure: euphemistic expressions for death


exit: euphemistic expressions for death


expiration: euphemistic expressions for death


going: euphemistic expressions for death


release: euphemistic expressions for death


wrongful death: a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs


doom: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny


doomsday: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny


day of reckoning: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny


end of the world: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny


destruction: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something


demolition: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something


wipeout: an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something


ravage: (usually plural) a destructive action


depredation: (usually plural) a destructive action


razing: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled


wrecking: the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled


ruin: an event that results in destruction


ruination: an event that results in destruction


devastation: an event that results in total destruction


desolation: an event that results in total destruction


wrack: the destruction or collapse of something


rack: the destruction or collapse of something


disappearance: the event of passing out of sight


evanescence: the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight


vanishing: a sudden or mysterious disappearance


receding: a slow or gradual disappearance


fadeout: a slow or gradual disappearance


disappearance: ceasing to exist


adversity: a stroke of ill fortune; a calamitous event


hardship: something that causes or entails suffering; - James Boswell


knock: a bad experience


vagary: an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)


variation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change


fluctuation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change


vicissitude: a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something


allomerism: (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form


engagement: contact by fitting together


mesh: contact by fitting together


meshing: contact by fitting together


interlocking: contact by fitting together


flick: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)


impact: the striking of one body against another


blow: an impact (as from a collision)


bump: an impact (as from a collision)


slam: a forceful impact that makes a loud noise


jolt: a sudden jarring impact


jar: a sudden jarring impact


jounce: a sudden jarring impact


shock: a sudden jarring impact


contact: the physical coming together of two or more things


impinging: the physical coming together of two or more things


striking: the physical coming together of two or more things


damage: loss of military equipment


equipment casualty: loss of military equipment


battle damage: loss of military equipment in battle


combat casualty: loss of military equipment in battle


operational damage: loss of military equipment in field operations


operational casualty: loss of military equipment in field operations


casualty: a decrease of military personnel or equipment


wound: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat


injury: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat


combat injury: a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat


blighty wound: a wound that would cause an English soldier to be sent home from service abroad


flesh wound: a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones


personnel casualty: military personnel lost by death or capture


loss: military personnel lost by death or capture


sacrifice: personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)


cycle: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon


oscillation: a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon


cardiac cycle: the complete cycle of events in the heart from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of the next; an electrical impulse conducted through the heart muscle that constricts the atria which is followed by constriction of the ventricles


Carnot cycle: a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat


Carnot's ideal cycle: a cycle (of expansion and compression) of an idealized reversible heat engine that does work without loss of heat


pass: one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)


repeat: an event that repeats


repetition: an event that repeats


sequence: several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys


cycle: a periodically repeated sequence of events


merry-go-round: a never-ending cycle of activities and events (especially when they seem to have little purpose)


samsara: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth


replay: something (especially a game) that is played again


rematch: something (especially a game) that is played again


recurrence: happening again (especially at regular intervals)


return: happening again (especially at regular intervals)


atavism: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic


reversion: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic


throwback: a reappearance of an earlier characteristic


flashback: an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)


sunrise: the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon


sunset: the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon


ground swell: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean


heavy swell: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean


surf: waves breaking on the shore


breaker: waves breaking on the shore


breakers: waves breaking on the shore


wake: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward


backwash: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward


swash: the movement or sound of water


ripple: a small wave on the surface of a liquid


rippling: a small wave on the surface of a liquid


riffle: a small wave on the surface of a liquid


wavelet: a small wave on the surface of a liquid


gravity wave: (physics) a wave that is hypothesized to propagate gravity and to travel at the speed of light