decision determination conclusion | the act of making up your mind about something, the burden of decision was his, he drew his conclusions quickly |
judgment judgement judicial decision | (law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it |
final judgment final decision | a judgment disposing of the case before the court, after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment |
Bakke decision | a ruling by the Supreme Court on affirmative action, the Court ruled in that medical schools are entitled to consider race as a factor in their admission policy |
letter bomb parcel bomb package bomb | a thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened |
letter case | case for carrying letters |
letter opener paper knife paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
mailbox letter box | a private box for delivery of mail |
mental hospital psychiatric hospital mental institution institution mental home insane asylum asylum | a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
orphanage orphans' asylum | a public institution for the care of orphans |
postbox mailbox letter box | public box for deposit of mail |
Post-Office box PO Box POB call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
refuge sanctuary asylum | a shelter from danger or hardship |
decisiveness decision | the trait of resoluteness as evidenced by firmness of character or purpose, a man of unusual decisiveness |
decision making deciding | the cognitive process of reaching a decision, a good executive must be good at decision making |
decision determination conclusion | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration, a decision unfavorable to the opposition, his conclusion took the evidence into account, satisfied with the panel's determination |
stationery letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
letter telegram | a cheaper form of telegram that is sent abroad for delivery the next day |
four-letter word four-letter Anglo-Saxon word | any of several short English words (often having letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive |
Letter of Jeremiah Epistle of Jeremiah | an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry |
letter of marque letters of marque letter of mark and reprisal | a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation |
decision table | a table of all contingencies and the actions to be taken for each |
night letter | a cheaper form of telegram sent for delivery the next day |
letter missive | a written message addressed to a person or organization, mailed an indignant letter to the editor |
business letter | a letter dealing with business |
covering letter cover letter | a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |
crank letter | a hostile (usually anonymous) letter |
encyclical encyclical letter | a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world |
fan letter | a letter that is a piece of fan mail |
personal letter | a letter dealing with personal affairs |
form letter | a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients |
open letter | a letter of protest, addressed to one person but intended for the general public |
chain letter | a letter that is sent successively to several people |
airmail letter air letter aerogram aerogramme | a letter sent by air mail |
note short letter line billet | a short personal letter, drop me a line when you get there |
love letter billet doux | a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection |
dead letter dead mail | mail that can neither be delivered nor returned |
letter of intent | any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action |
refusal | a message refusing to accept something that is offered |
market letter | a newsletter written by an analyst of the stock market and sold to subscribers |
letter varsity letter | an award earned by participation in a school sport, he won letters in three sports |
capital capital letter uppercase upperase letter majuscule | one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis, printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases, capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upperase letters |
small letter lowercase lowerase letter minuscule | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
Gothic black letter | a heavy typeface in use from th to th centuries |
letter letter of the alphabet alphabetic character | the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech, his grandmother taught him his letters |
polyphone polyphonic letter | a letter that has two or more pronunciations, `c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell' |
block letter block capital | a plain hand-drawn letter |
scarlet letter | the letter A in red, Puritans required adulterers to wear it |
rune runic letter | any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the rd century to the Middle Ages, each rune had its own magical significance |
letter | a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention), he followed instructions to the letter, he obeyed the letter of the law |