Broach (n.) A spit. |
Broach (n.) An awl |
Broach (n.) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal |
Broach (n.) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools |
Broach (n.) A broad chisel for stonecutting. |
Broach (n.) A spire rising from a tower. |
Broach (n.) A clasp for fastening a garment. See Brooch. |
Broach (n.) A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag. |
Broach (n.) The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for dipping. |
Broach (n.) The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key. |
Broach (n.) To spit |
Broach (n.) To tap |
Broach (n.) To open for the first time, as stores. |
Broach (n.) To make public |
Broach (n.) To cause to begin or break out. |
Broach (n.) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by chiseling with a coarse tool. |
Broach (n.) To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach. |
Discussion (n.) The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. |
Discussion (n.) The act of discussing or exchanging reasons |
Issue (n.) The act of passing or flowing out |
Issue (n.) The act of sending out, or causing to go forth |
Issue (n.) That which passes, flows, or is sent out |
Issue (n.) Progeny |
Issue (n.) Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or other property |
Issue (n.) A discharge of flux, as of blood. |
Issue (n.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part. |
Issue (n.) The final outcome or result |
Issue (n.) A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take affirmative and negative positions |
Issue (n.) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned. |
Issue (v. i.) To pass or flow out |
Issue (v. i.) To go out |
Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as from a source |
Issue (v. i.) To proceed, as progeny |
Issue (v. i.) To extend |
Issue (v. i.) To be produced as an effect or result |
Issue (v. i.) To close |
Issue (v. i.) In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on which the parties join issue. |
Issue (v. t.) To send out |
Issue (v. t.) To deliver for use |
Issue (v. t.) To send out officially |
Make (n.) A companion |
Make (v. t.) To cause to exist |
Make (v. t.) To form of materials |
Make (v. t.) To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false |
Make (v. t.) To bring about |
Make (v. t.) To execute with the requisite formalities |
Make (v. t.) To gain, as the result of one's efforts |
Make (v. t.) To find, as the result of calculation or computation |
Make (v. t.) To put a desired or desirable condition |
Make (v. t.) To cause to be or become |
makeshift stopgap make-do | something contrived to meet an urgent need or emergency |
shuffle shuffling make | the act of mixing cards haphazardly |
busywork make-work | active work of little value, while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork |
make-believe pretend | the enactment of a pretense, it was just pretend |
issue issuing issuance | the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity), a new issue of stamps, the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago |
stock issue | (corporation law) the authorization and delivery of shares of stock for sale to the public or the shares thus offered at a particular time |
issue publication | the act of issuing printed materials |
brooch broach breastpin | a decorative pin worn by women |
exit issue outlet way out | an opening that permits escape or release, he blocked the way out, the canyon had only one issue |
makeup make-up war paint | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance |
subject content depicted object | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation, a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject |
constitution composition physical composition makeup make-up | the way in which someone or something is composed |
pretense pretence make-believe | imaginative intellectual play |
topic subject issue matter | some situation or event that is thought about, he kept drifting off the topic, he had been thinking about the subject for several years, it is a matter for the police |
issue | an important question that is in dispute and must be settled, the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone, politicians never discuss the real issues |
gut issue hot-button issue | an issue that elicits strong emotional reactions |
paramount issue | an issue whose settlement is more important than anything else, and issue that must be settled before anything else can be settled |
pocketbook issue bread-and-butter issue | an issue whose settlement will affect financial resources |
brand make | a recognizable kind, there's a new brand of hero in the movies now, what make of car is that? |
discipline subject subject area subject field field field of study study bailiwick | a branch of knowledge, in what discipline is his doctorate?, teachers should be well trained in their subject, anthropology is the study of human beings |
subject | (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence, the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated |
subject | (logic) the first term of a proposition |
nominative nominative case subject case | the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb |
issue number | one of a series published periodically, she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room |
message content subject matter substance | what a communication that is about something is about |
subject topic theme | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion, he didn't want to discuss that subject, it was a very sensitive topic, his letters were always on the theme of love |
short subject | a brief film, often shown prior to showing the feature |
discussion treatment discourse | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic, the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic, his treatment of the race question is badly biased |
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 |
conference group discussion | a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic |
panel discussion | discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience |
public discussion ventilation | free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest, such a proposal deserves thorough public discussion |
rights offering rights issue | an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later, the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders |
emergence egress issue | the becoming visible, not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins |
makeup make-up | an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event, he missed the test and had to take a makeup, the two teams played a makeup one week later |
section discussion section | a small class of students who are part of a larger course but are taught separately, a graduate student taught sections for the professor's lecture course |
national subject | a person who owes allegiance to that nation, a monarch has a duty to his subjects |
conciliator make-peace pacifier peacemaker reconciler | someone who tries to bring peace |
offspring progeny issue | the immediate descendants of a person, she was the mother of many offspring, he died without issue |
subject case guinea pig | a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures, someone who is an object of investigation, the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly, the cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities |
vassal liege liegeman liege subject feudatory | a person holding a fief, a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord |
consequence effect outcome result event issue upshot | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon, the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise, his decision had depressing consequences for business, he acted very wise after the event |
return issue take takings proceeds yield payoff | the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property, the average return was about % |
hot stock hot issue | newly issued stock that is in great public demand |
bond issue | bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity |
issue military issue government issue | supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government |
dead letter non-issue | the state of something that has outlived its relevance |
make | act in a certain way so as to acquire, make friends, make enemies |
relax unstrain unlax loosen up unwind make relaxed | cause to feel relaxed, A hot bath always relaxes me |
grimace make a face pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state, He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do |