| interchange reciprocation give-and-take | mutual interaction, the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information) |
victory lap
lap of honour | a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory |
| expression | the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing, the expression of milk from her breast |
| give-and-go | a basketball maneuver, one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass |
function
office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
| role | normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting, what is your role on the team? |
| gender role | the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness, your gender role is the public expression of your gender identity |
| special verdict | a verdict rendered on certain specific factual issues posed by the court without finding for one party or the other |
K
jet super acid
special K
honey oil
green
cat valium
super C | street names for ketamine |
| Saturday night special | a cheap handgun that is easily obtained |
expression
look aspect facial expression
face | the feelings expressed on a person's face, a sad expression, a look of triumph, an angry face |
honor honour purity
pureness | a woman's virtue or chastity |
honor
honour | the quality of being honorable and having a good name, a man of honor |
give
spring
springiness | the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length |
function
purpose
role
use | what something is used for, the function of an auger is to bore holes, ballet is beautiful but what use is it? |
| special education | education of physically or mentally handicapped children whose needs cannot be met in an ordinary classroom |
| special effect | an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film) |
character role
theatrical role
part persona | an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, she played the part of Desdemona |
bit part
minor role | a small role |
title role
name part | the role of the character after whom the play is named |
special relativity
special theory of relativity
special relativity theory
Einstein's special theory of relativity | a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems |
construction grammatical construction
expression | a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit, I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner |
parenthetical expression
parenthetical | an expression in parentheses, his writing was full of parentheticals |
semantic role
participant role | (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause |
affected role
patient role
patient | the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
agentive role
agent | the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
benefactive role
beneficiary | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
instrumental role
instrument | the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process |
locative role
locative | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb |
recipient role
recipient | the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
resultant role
result | the semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause |
temporal role
temporal | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb |
sealed instrument
contract under seal
special contract | a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached |
| special pleading | (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations |
| special act | a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district |
| special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) |
award
accolade
honor
honour
laurels | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction, an award for bravery |
formula
expression | a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement |
| circumlocution indirect expression | an indirect way of expressing something |
banter
raillery
give-and-take backchat | light teasing repartee |
facial expression
facial gesture | a gesture executed with the facial muscles |
| expression manifestation reflection reflexion | expression without words, tears are an expression of grief, the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition |
| special | a television production that features a particular person or work or topic, the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight |
formulation
expression | the style of expressing yourself, he suggested a better formulation, his manner of expression showed how much he cared |
| self-expression | the expression of one's individuality (usually through creative activities) |
turn of phrase
turn of expression | a distinctive spoken or written expression, John's succinct turn of phrase persuaded her that it would not be a good idea |
expression verbal expression
verbalism | the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions, expressions of good will, he helped me find verbal expression for my ideas, the idea was immediate but the verbalism took hours |
discussion
give-and-take
word | an exchange of views on some topic, we had a good discussion, we had a word or two about it |
| special session | a session that is held in addition to the regular sessions |
saying
expression
locution | a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations, pardon the expression |