biography (noun)
81Sir George Otto Trevelyan — noun English historian who wrote a history of the American revolution and a biography of his uncle Lord Macaulay (1838 1928) • Syn: ↑Trevelyan, ↑George Otto Trevelyan • Instance Hypernyms: ↑historian, ↑historiographer …
82close-up — noun ( s) Etymology: close up, adverb 1. a. : a motion picture taken very near an object or person to emphasize detail strongly or accentuate mood b. : a photograph taken at close range c. : photographic presentation produced with camera and… …
83fade-out — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from fade out, v. 1. a. : gradual decrease in visibility or distinctness of a motion picture or television image especially for signaling transition or conclusion b. : diminution or disappearance of sound impulse… …
84mental philosophy — noun : psychology, logic, and metaphysics in a single discipline or area of study or instruction a professor of mental philosophy and moral philosophy Current Biography compare moral philosophy, natural philosophy …
85minority report — noun : a separate report prepared by a group constituting or representing a numerical minority (as of a committee) if any members of a committee disagree … they may submit a minority report Alice F. Sturgis the majority and minority reports of… …
86photobiography — “+ noun Etymology: phot + biography : a history of a person s life in photographs …
87unskilled labor — noun : labor that requires relatively little or no training or experience for its satisfactory performance; also : workers or personnel engaged in such labor an accident attributed to the use of unskilled labor Current Biography * * * 1. work… …
88worm's-eye view — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a view as if by a worm from below or the underside from both the bird s eye view of the executive and the worm s eye view of the employee, she has been familiar with industrial problems Current Biography * * * /werrmz uy / a… …
89List of atheists (authors) — Authors * Douglas Adams (1952 ndash;2001): British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [ I am a radical Atheist... Adams in an interview by American Atheists… …
90Classical compound — Classical compounds (also known as neoclassical compounds, and combining forms) are compound words composed from Latin or Ancient Greek root words. A large portion of the technical and scientific lexicon of English and other Western European… …
