Hilary term
() Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year |
Present
(a.) Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits |
Present
(a.) Now existing, or in process |
Present
(a.) Not delayed |
Present
(a.) Ready |
Present
(a.) Favorably attentive |
Present
(a.) Present time |
Present
(a.) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing |
Present
(a.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense. |
Present
(a.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior |
Present
(a.) To exhibit or offer to view or notice |
Present
(a.) To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner |
Present
(a.) To make a gift of |
Present
(a.) Hence: To endow |
Present
(a.) To present |
Present
(a.) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice |
Present
(a.) To nominate for support at a public school or other institution . |
Present
(a.) To lay before a public body, or an official, for consideration, as before a legislature, a court of judicature, a corporation, etc. |
Present
(a.) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry |
Present
(a.) To bring an indictment against . |
Present
(a.) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon |
Present
(v. i.) To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible to the finger in vaginal examination |
Present
(n.) Anything presented or given |
Present
(n.) The position of a soldier in presenting arms |
Re-present
(v. t.) To present again |
Sea term
() A term used specifically by seamen |
Term
(n.) That which limits the extent of anything |
Term
(n.) The time for which anything lasts |
Term
(n.) In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students |
Term
(n.) A point, line, or superficies, that limits |
Term
(n.) A fixed period of time |
Term
(n.) The limitation of an estate |
Term
(n.) A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation. |
Term
(n.) The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes. |
Term
(n.) The subject or the predicate of a proposition |
Term
(n.) A word or expression |
Term
(n.) A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr |
Term
(n.) A member of a compound quantity |
Term
(n.) The menses. |
Term
(n.) Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties |
Term
(n.) In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents. |
Term
(n.) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail. |
Term
(n.) To apply a term to |
terminus terminal figure
term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome |
short-term memory
STM
immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
long-term memory
LTM | your general store of remembered information |
| term | any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial, the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree |
| degree of a term | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term |
| term | a word or expression used for some particular thing, he learned many medical terms |
present
present tense | a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking |
| historical present | the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states |
| present participle | a participle expressing present action, in English is formed by adding -ing |
| term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
| term | one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition, the major term of a syllogism must occur twice |
| major term | the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion |
| minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion |
| middle term | the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion |
| condition term | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement, the contract set out the conditions of the lease, the terms of the treaty were generous |
slang slang expression
slang term | informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions, often vituperative or vulgar, their speech was full of slang expressions |
| term infant | infant born at a gestational age between and completed weeks |
| present | something presented as a gift, his tie was a present from his wife |
birthday present
birthday gift | a present given in celebration of a person's birthday |
Christmas present
Christmas gift | a present given at Christmas time |
wedding present
wedding gift | a present given to someone getting married |
| term insurance | lowost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value, term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies |
present progressive
present progressive tense | a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance |
present perfect
present perfect tense | a perfective tense used to express action completed in the present, `I have finished' is an example of the present perfect |
| clear and present danger | a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged, no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety |
present
nowadays | the period of time that is happening now, any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech, that is enough for the present, he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow |
here and now
present moment
moment | at this time, the disappointments of the here and now, she is studying at the moment |
modern times
present times
modern world
contemporary world | the circumstances and ideas of the present age, in modern times like these |
| half-term | a short vacation about halfway through a school term, he came to visit at half-term |
| term | a limited period of time, a prison term, he left school before the end of term |
prison term
sentence
time | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned, he served a prison term of months, his sentence was toyears, he is doing time in the county jail |
school term
academic term
academic session
session | the time during which a school holds classes, they had to shorten the school term |
| term full term | the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent, a healthy baby born at full term |
presidency
presidential term
administration | the tenure of a president, things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration |
vice-presidency
vice-presidential term | the tenure of a vice president |
lease
term of a contract | the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect |
tenure
term of office
incumbency | the term during which some position is held |
enlistment
hitch
term of enlistment
tour of duty
duty tour
tour | a period of time spent in military service |
| carry to term | carry out a pregnancy, She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective |
present
represent b lay out | bring forward and present to the mind, We presented the arguments to him, We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason |
| salute present | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation, assume a prescribed position, When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute |
introduce
present acquaint | cause to come to know personally, permit me to acquaint you with my son, introduce the new neighbors to the community |
| present | formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc. |
deliver
present | deliver (a speech, oration, or idea), The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students |
| term | name formally or designate with a term |
| confront face present | present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize, We confronted him with the evidence, He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions, An enormous dilemma faces us |
| portray present | represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture, The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting |
stage
present
represent b | perform (a play), especially on a stage, we are going to stage `Othello' |
show demo
exhibit
present
demonstrate | give an exhibition of to an interested audience, She shows her dogs frequently, We will demo the new software in Washington |
give gift
present | give as a present, make a gift of, What will you give her for her birthday? |