particular [ pə'tikjulə] a.特殊的；特定的
particular [ pə'tikjulə] a.苛求的；特称的
in particular 特别，尤其；详细地
in particular 特别地，尤其，详细地
in particular
特别地，尤其，详细地
particular [pə'tikjulə] a.特殊,个别的
particulars [ ] n．事实，细节
particular [pə'tikjulə] a.特定的，特别的
particulars 细节
insurance free of (from) particular average (FPA). 平安险（单独海损不赔）
insurance with particular average (WPA), basic risks. Insurance against all risks. 综合险，应保一切险
Particular Average (P.A) 单独海损
particular about food 对食物很讲究
Particulars of membership 会员优先
in particular 特别,尤其
专门史 History of Particular Subjects
Particulars are not to be examined till the whole has been surveyed.
在概括地考察整体之前先不要探究细节。
In heaven an angel is nobody in particular.
在天堂里天使不是什么特别的人物。
She has a particular interest in painting.
她特别爱好绘画。
It is not quite a matter of disagreeing with the theory of independence, but of rejecting its implications: that the romances may be taken in any or no particular order, that they have no cumulative effect, and that they are as separate as the works of a modern novelist.
并不是与独立理论不一致，而是与其应用不相符合：爱情小说可以以任何一种形式展现或者根本没有特殊的规律，他们没有累积效果，就象现代小说家的作品一样独立。
This doctrine has broadened the application of the Fourteenth Amendment to other, nonracial forms of discrimination, for while some justices have refused to find any legislative classification other than race to be constitutionally disfavored, most have been receptive to arguments that at least some nonracial discriminations, sexual discrimination in particular, are “suspect” and deserve this heightened scrutiny by the courts.
这一学说把十四修正案的应用扩大到了其他方面，由于一些法官拒绝用宪法来给除种族外的东西来进行法定分类予以否定，许多人觉得这一论点可以接受；至少有一些非种族的歧视，特别是性别歧视被怀疑要受法庭的仔细审查。
Though most dictionary have a system of making words as obsolete, or in use only as slang, many people, more especially if their use of a particular word has been challenged, are likely to conclude, if they find it in a dictionary, that it is accepted as being used by writers of established reputation.
尽管许多字典将有些词汇定义为“过时”或者说“只作口语用”，但许多人对某些词汇的用法不解时，当他们查完字典，却往往发现许多知名作家也在作品中正式使用。
您想找哪位接电话?
Who in particular would you like to talk to? *in particular“特别”、“尤其”。
下次你想去哪儿?
Where do you want to go next?
Where do you want to go next? (下次你想去哪儿?)
No place particular. (没有什么特别的地方。)
Actually, my interest was directed more towards what particular markets you foresee for our product.
事实上，我关心的是贵公司对我们产品市场的考量。
I'd like to introduce you to our company. Is there anything in particular you'd like to know?
我将向你介绍我们的公司，你有什么特别想知道的吗？
We have a wide selection of sweaters that will appeal to all ages, and in particular the teenager market which you specified.
我们有各种各样适合各个年龄层次的羊毛衫，特别是您专门提到的青少年市场。
Actually, my interest was directed more towards what particular markets you foresee for our product.
事实上，我关心的是贵公司对我们产品市场的考量。
I'd like to introduce you to our company. Is there anything in particular you'd like to know?
我将向你介绍我们的公司，你有什么特别想知道的吗？
F.P.A. stands for "Free from Particular Average".FPA代表平安险。
W.P.A. stands for "With Particular Average".WPA代表水渍险。
insurance free of (from) particular average (FPA). 平安险（单独海损不赔）
insurance with particular average (WPA), basic risks. insurance against all risks. 综合险，应保一切险
A I’m looking for a cotton sweatshirt for my son. He’s 19.
A 我正在为我的儿子找一件棉质的体恤衫。他19岁。
B OK. Medium size or large.? Any particular colour?
B 好的，中号还是大号？喜爱那种特别的颜色吗？
A Large, please. And do you have them in blue or green?
A 请找大号的。你有蓝色或绿色的吗？
B Yes, we’ve got them in both colours.
B 是的，我们这两种颜色都有。
He who would do good to another must do it in minute particulars; general good is the plea of the scoundrel , hypocrite and flatterer.
William Black, British poet
行善总是具体的、特定的；抽象的、笼统的行善是恶棍、伪君子和献媚者的托辞。
英国诗人布莱克,W.
@@@ 尤其, 特别
in particular 尤其, 特别
of special note 特别显著; 特别重要
particular about food 对食物很讲究
be particular about 讲究
F.P.A. stands for "Free from Particular Average".
FPA代表平安险。
W.P.A. stands for "With Particular Average".
WPA代表水渍险。
I'll have the goods covered against Free from Particular Average.
我将为货物投保平安险。
Free from Particular Average is good enough.
只保平安险就可以了。
Not every breakage is a particular average.
并不是所有的破碎险都属于单独海损。
The F.P.A. doesn't cover partial loss of the nature of particular average.
平安险不包括单独海损性质的部分损失。
Breakage is a particular average, isn't it?
破碎险属于一种单独海损，对吗？
Mr. Smith, I wonder if you have any particular preferences?
史密斯先生，不知您有什么特别的口味？
份子 [fèn zǐ] /(n) person with a particular trait; member/
讲究 [jiǎng jiù] /(v) pay particular attention to/(adj) exquisite; aesthetic/
名额 [míng é] /(n) particular number of pple; quota/
年份 [nián fen ] /particular year/certain year/given year/
设在 [shè zài] /located at/set up in a particular location/
特殊 [té shú] /special/particular/unusual/extraordinary/
特别 [tè bié] /especially/special/particular/unusual/
特别感谢 [tè bié gǎn xiè] /special thanks/particular thanks/
特定 [tè dìng] /special/specific/designated/particular/designated/
特殊 [tè shū] /special/particular/unusual/extraordinary/
细节 [xì jié] /details/particulars/
新人 [xīn rén] /(n) new-age person; new type of person/(n) newlywed, in particular a new bride/
一定 [yī dìng] /surely/certainly/necessarily/fixed/a certain (extent, etc.)/given/particular/
专 [zhuān] /for a particular person, occasion, purpose/focused on one thing/special/expert/particular (to sth)/concentrated/specialized/
No clear-cut distinction can be drawn between professionals and amateurs in science: exceptions can be found to any rule.
在科学领域内，专业与业余之间没有绝对的区分：任何规律都有其例外。
Nevertheless, the word "amateur" does carry a connotation that the person concerned is not fully integrated into the scientific community and, in particular, may not fully share its values.
但是“业余”这个词的确具有特殊的含义，那就是所指的那个人没有完全融入某个科学家群体，具体地说，他可能并不完全认同这个群体的价值观。
"Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there's no particular virtue in doing things the way they have always been done," wrote Rudolph Flesch, a language authority.
“创造性思维也许只不过意味着能够意识到按老办法办事没什么特别可取之处。”语言权威人士鲁道夫·弗莱契写到。
This accounts for our reaction to seemingly simple innovations like plastic garbage bags and suitcases on wheels that make life more convenient: "How come nobody thought of that before?"
这解释了我们看到像塑料垃圾袋和带轮箱包之类令生活更便利但看似简单的发明时的反应：“怎么过去就没有人想到这办法呢？”
{adj: a posteriori} involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principals or from effects to causes
"a posteriori demonstration"
<-> a priori
{adj: abreast, au courant, au fait, up on} being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
"kept abreast of the latest developments"
"constant revision keeps the book au courant"
"always au fait on the latest events"
"up on the news"
{adj: adaptable} capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use
"to succeed one must be adaptable"
"the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"
<-> unadaptable
{adj: adapted, altered} changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
"seeds precisely adapted to the area"
"instructions altered to suit the children's different ages"
{adj: advantageous, appropriate} appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
{adj: appropriate} suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
"a book not appropriate for children"
"a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"
"it seems that an apology is appropriate"
<-> inappropriate
{adj: arranged, ordered} disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
"the carefully arranged chessmen"
"haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"
"comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace"
<-> disarranged
{adj: avifaunal, avifaunistic} of or relating to birds of a particular region or period
{adj: azonic} not restricted to any particular zone or region
{adj: bionic} having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
{adj: circumscribed, delimited} showing or determining a boundary
"it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science"
{adj: circumstantial} fully detailed and specific about particulars
"a circumstantial report about the debate"
{adj: committed} bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
"committed church members"
"a committed Marxist"
<-> uncommitted
{adj: custom-built, made-to-order} built for a particular individual
{adj: denominational, partisan} adhering or confined to a particular sect or denomination or party
"denominational prejudice"
{adj: denominational} relating to or characteristic of a particular religious denomination
"denominational politics"
{adj: domestic} produced in a particular country
"domestic wine"
"domestic oil"
{adj: endemic, endemical} of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality
"diseases endemic to the tropics"
"endemic malaria"
"food shortages and starvation are endemic in certain parts of the world"
<-> epidemic, ecdemic
{adj: epizootic} (of animals) epidemic among animals of a single kind within a particular region
"an epizootic disease"
{adj: especial, exceptional, particular, special} surpassing what is common or usual or expected
"he paid especial attention to her"
"exceptional kindness"
"a matter of particular and unusual importance"
"a special occasion"
"a special reason to confide in her"
"what's so special about the year 2000?"
{adj: exact} marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact
"an exact mind"
"an exact copy"
"hit the exact center of the target"
<-> inexact
{adj: exclusive} excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority
"exclusive clubs"
"an exclusive restaurants and shops"
<-> inclusive
{adj: extraorinaire} extraordinary in a particular capacity
"a woodworker extraordinaire"
"a self-starter extraordinaire"
{adj: finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky} exacting especially about details
"a finicky eater"
"fussy about clothes"
"very particular about how her food was prepared"
{adj: fitted out, outfitted} furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
"a well outfitted expedition to the South Pole"
{adj: fitting} in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
"We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
{adj: floral} of or relating to the plant life in a particular region
"characteristic alpine floral elements"
{adj: full, total} complete in extent or degree and in every particular
"a full game"
"a total eclipse"
"a total disaster"
{adj: functional} designed for or capable of a particular function or use
"a style of writing in which every word is functional"
"functional architecture"
<-> nonfunctional
{adj: good, right, ripe} most suitable or right for a particular purpose
"a good time to plant tomatoes"
"the right time to act"
"the time is ripe for great sociological changes"
{adj: hatted} wearing a hat or a hat of a particular kind
"two old ladies, neatly hatted and gloved"
"a bearskin-hatted sentry"
<-> hatless
{adj: homegrown} grown or originating in a particular place
"stands selling homegrown fruits and vegetables"
{adj: horned} having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
"horned viper"
"great horned owl"
"the unicorn--a mythical horned beast"
"long-horned cattle"
<-> hornless
{adj: inappropriate} not suitable for a particular occasion etc
"noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"
"inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"
"put inappropriate pressure on them"
<-> appropriate
{adj: individualized, individualised, personalized, personalised} made for or directed or adjusted to a particular individual
"personalized luggage"
"personalized advice"
{adj: inductive} of reasoning; proceeding from particular facts to a general conclusion
"inductive reasoning"
<-> deductive
{adj: intralinguistic} within a particular language
"intralinguistic variation"
{adj: jurisdictional} restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction
"the jurisdictional limits of a state"
{adj: limiting} strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase
"the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"
{adj: localized, localised} confined or restricted to a particular location
"the localized infection formed a definite abscess"
{adj: local} of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
"local customs"
"local schools"
"the local citizens"
"a local point of view"
"local outbreaks of flu"
"a local bus line"
{adj: located, placed, set, situated} situated in a particular spot or position
"valuable centrally located urban land"
"strategically placed artillery"
"a house set on a hilltop"
"nicely situated on a quiet riverbank"
{adj: misogynous} hating women in particular
{adj: narrow-minded} rigidly adhering to a particular sect or its doctrines
{adj: nationalist, nationalistic} devotion to the interests or culture of a particular nation including promoting the interests of one country over those of others
"nationalist aspirations"
"minor nationalistic differences"
{adj: national} limited to or in the interests of a particular nation
"national interests"
"isolationism is a strictly national policy"
<-> international
{adj: noncommittal} refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
"her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"
{adj: nondenominational} not restricted to a particular religious denomination
"a nondenominational church"
{adj: nonresident} not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents
"nonresident students who commute to classes"
"nonresident real estate"
<-> resident
{adj: obligate} restricted to a particular condition of life
"an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"
<-> facultative
{adj: opportune} suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
"an opportune place to make camp"
"an opportune arrival"
<-> inopportune
{adj: particular, peculiar, special} unique or specific to a person or thing or category
"the particular demands of the job"
"has a particular preference for Chinese art"
"a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"
"an expression peculiar to Canadians"
"rights peculiar to the rich"
"the special features of a computer"
"my own special chair"
{adj: particular, special} first and most important
"his special interest is music"
"she gets special (or particular) satisfaction from her volunteer work"
{adj: particular} providing specific details or circumstances
"a particular description of the room"
{adj: particular} separate and distinct from others of the same group or category
"interested in one particular artist"
"a man who wishes to make a particular woman fall in love with him"
{adj: personal} concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
"a personal favor"
"for your personal use"
"personal papers"
"I have something personal to tell you"
"a personal God"
"he has his personal bank account and she has hers"
<-> impersonal
{adj: personal} particular to a given individual
{adj: phonemic} of or relating to phonemes of a particular language
"phonemic analysis"
{adj: preserved} kept intact or in a particular condition
<-> destroyed
{adj: private} confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
"a private place"
"private discussions"
"private lessons"
"a private club"
"a private secretary"
"private property"
"the former President is now a private citizen"
"public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
<-> public
{adj: probative, probatory} tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation
"evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect"
{adj: purpose-built, purpose-made} designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose
{adj: regional} related or limited to a particular region
"a regional dialect"
{adj: reserved} set aside for the use of a particular person or party
<-> unreserved
{adj: resident} living in a particular place
"resident aliens"
<-> nonresident
{adj: seasonal} occurring at or dependent on a particular season
"seasonal labor"
"a seasonal rise in unemployment"
<-> year-round
{adj: sex-linked} concerning characteristics that are determined by genes carried on the sex chromosomes (on the X chromosome in particular)
{adj: special} adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
"a special kind of paint"
"a special medication for arthritis"
{adj: specific} (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
"rules with specific application"
"demands specific to the job"
"a specific and detailed account of the accident"
<-> general, nonspecific
{adj: specific} being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
"quinine is highly specific for malaria"
"a specific remedy"
"a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
<-> nonspecific
{adj: standing} not created for a particular occasion
"a standing committee"
{adj: state-of-the-art} the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time)
"state-of-the-art technology"
{adj: structural} concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study
{adj: synchronic, descriptive} concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents
"synchronic linguistics"
"descriptive linguistics"
<-> diachronic
{adj: tricked-out} decorated in a particular way
"tricked-out cupboards looking like Georgian cabinets"
{adj: undenominational} not bound to devoted to the promotion of a particular denomination
"undenominational religious instruction"
{adj: unlocated} lacking a particular location
{adj: unspecialized, unspecialised} not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function
<-> specialized
{adj: unstudied} lacking knowledge gained by study often in a particular field
"is unstudied in Latin as he is in may other matters"
{adj: unsuitable} not meant or adapted for a particular purpose
"a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
{adj: visored} having or provided with a visor or a visor of a particular kind
"their spic, red-visored caps"
{adv: about, around} to or among many different places or in no particular direction
"wandering about with no place to go"
"people were rushing about"
"news gets around (or about)"
"traveled around in Asia"
"he needs advice from someone who's been around"
"she sleeps around"
{adv: around} to a particular destination either specified or understood
"she came around to see me"
"I invited them around for supper"
{adv: away, off, forth} from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
"ran away from the lion"
"wanted to get away from there"
"sent the children away to boarding school"
"the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"
"went off to school"
"they drove off"
"go forth and preach"
{adv: for one thing} for a particular example
"for one thing, you must work harder"
{adv: for one} as a particular one of several possibilities
"I for one feel very grateful"
"her mother for one was worried"
{adv: in detail} thoroughly (including all important particulars)
"he studied the snake in detail"
{adv: just then} at a particular time in the past
"just then the bugle sounded"
{adv: locally} by a particular locality
"it was locally decided"
{adv: particularly, in particular} specifically or especially distinguished from others
"loves Bach, particularly his partitas"
"recommended one book in particular"
"trace major population movements for the Pueblo groups in particular"
{adv: telegraphically, tersely} in a short and concise manner
"a particular bird, exactly and tersely described in the book of birds"
{n: Call} a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
"he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
{n: Calvinistic Baptist, Particular Baptist} group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination
{n: Canuck} US slang for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
{n: Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization} a principle of Gestalt psychology that identifies factors leading to particular forms of perceptual organization
{n: Go Fish} a card game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by asking the opponent for particular cards
{n: High Holy Day, High Holiday} Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
{n: Higher National Diploma, HND} a diploma given for vocational training that prepares the student for a career in a particular area; good students may progress to a course leading to a degree
{n: Paracelsus, Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus, Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim} Swiss physician who introduced treatments of particular illnesses based on his observation and experience; he saw illness as having an external cause (rather than an imbalance of humors) and replaced traditional remedies with chemical remedies (1493-1541)
{n: Social Security number} the number of a particular individual's social security account
{n: accentual system, prosodic system} the system of accentuation used in a particular language
{n: acquired immunity} immunity to a particular disease that is not innate but has been acquired during life; immunity can be acquired by the development of antibodies after an attack of an infectious disease or by a pregnant mother passing antibodies through the placenta to a fetus or by vaccination
{n: acreage, land area} an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
"he wanted some acreage to build on"
{n: aficionado} a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
{n: age norm} the average age at which particular performances are expected to appear
{n: age, eld} a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
"she was now of school age"
"tall for his eld"
{n: allele, allelomorph} either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
"some alleles are dominant over others"
{n: allergy, allergic reaction} hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity
{n: alliance} a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim
{n: allocation unit} a group of sectors on a magnetic disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file
{n: allocation, storage allocation} (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions
{n: almanac} an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
{n: appliance, contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gizmo, gismo, widget} a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
{n: application, practical application} the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
"he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"
"a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
{n: area, country} a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
"it was a mountainous area"
"Bible country"
{n: arranger, adapter, transcriber} a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
{n: artistic style, idiom} the style of a particular artist or school or movement
"an imaginative orchestral idiom"
{n: assimilation} in the theories of Jean Piaget: the application of a general schema to a particular instance
{n: atmosphere, ambiance, ambience} a particular environment or surrounding influence
"there was an atmosphere of excitement"
{n: attentiveness, heed, regard, paying attention} paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
"his attentiveness to her wishes"
"he spends without heed to the consequences"
<-> inattentiveness
{n: attire, garb, dress} clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
"formal attire"
"battle dress"
{n: avifauna} the birds of a particular region or period
{n: awayness} the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
{n: badge} any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)
"wearing a tie was regarded as a badge of respectability"
{n: bag} the quantity of game taken in a particular period (usually by one person)
"his bag included two deer"
{n: balance sheet} a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets
{n: ballgame, new ballgame} a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation
"HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame"
{n: barndoor} an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas
{n: bent, set} a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
"the set of his mind was obvious"
{n: beta software} software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release
"beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it"
{n: bill of Particulars} the particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet
{n: bill} a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
{n: biodiversity} the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole)
"a high level of biodiversity is desirable"
{n: biota, biology} all the plant and animal life of a particular region
{n: bloomer} a flower that blooms in a particular way
"a night bloomer"
{n: body} a collection of particulars considered as a system
"a body of law"
"a body of doctrine"
"a body of precedents"
{n: bond issue} bonds sold by a corporation or government agency at a particular time and identifiable by date of maturity
{n: bond rating} an evaluation by a rating company of the probability that a particular bond issue will default
"bonds of the highest quality are said to have bond ratings of AAA"
{n: breed, strain, stock} a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
"he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"
"he created a new strain of sheep"
{n: brotherhood, fraternity, sodality} people engaged in a particular occupation
"the medical fraternity"
{n: browser} a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular
{n: budget} a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
"the laboratory runs on a budget of a million a year"
{n: building permit} a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot
{n: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort} a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
"he supported populist campaigns"
"they worked in the cause of world peace"
"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
"the movement to end slavery"
"contributed to the war effort"
{n: campaign, military campaign} several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
{n: capability, capacity} the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
"the capability of a metal to be fused"
{n: career, calling, vocation} the particular occupation for which you are trained
{n: casting} the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
{n: center, centre} a building dedicated to a particular activity
"they were raising money to build a new center for research"
{n: center, centre} a place where some particular activity is concentrated
"they received messages from several centers"
{n: certiorari, writ of certiorari} a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
{n: challenge} a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
{n: characteristic curve, characterisic function} (electronics) graph showing how a particular characteristic of a device varies with other parameters
{n: charity} a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
{n: chat room, chatroom} a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)
{n: chef's salad} the combination salad prepared as a particular chef's specialty
{n: church} the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
"our church is hosting a picnic next week"
{n: circuit} (law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals
{n: circuit} an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
"she's a familiar name on the club circuit"
"on the lecture circuit"
"the judge makes a circuit of the courts in his district"
"the international tennis circuit"
{n: clinic} meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity
{n: closed primary} a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote
"closed primaries strengthen party unity"
{n: closing, closure} approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap
"the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision"
{n: code of conduct, code of behavior} a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
{n: codon} a specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid
{n: community} a group of people living in a particular local area
"the team is drawn from all parts of the community"
{n: complement fixation test} a blood test in which a sample of serum is exposed to a particular antigen and complement in order to determine whether or not antibodies to that particular antigen are present; used as a diagnostic test
{n: concurring opinion} an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
{n: condition, status} a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair"
"the current status of the arms negotiations"
{n: consonant system, consonantal system} the system of consonants used in a particular language
{n: consuetudinary, consuetudinal} a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
{n: consultancy} the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field
"a business management consultancy"
{n: consultation} a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question
"frequent consultations with his lawyer"
"a consultation of several medical specialists"
{n: contraindication} (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment
<-> indication
{n: craft union} a labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
{n: craft, trade} people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
"he represented the craft of brewers"
"as they say in the trade"
{n: craving} an intense desire for some particular thing
{n: cross section} (physics) the probability that a particular interaction (as capture or ionization) will take place between particles; measured in barns
{n: cult of personality} intense devotion to a particular person
{n: culture, civilization, civilisation} a particular society at a particular time and place
"early Mayan civilization"
{n: culture} the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization
"the developing drug culture"
"the reason that the agency is doomed to inaction has something to do with the FBI culture"
{n: dance step, step} a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
"he taught them the waltz step"
{n: date, particular date} a particular but unspecified point in time
"they hoped to get together at an early date"
{n: date} a particular day specified as the time something happens
"the date of the election is set by law"
{n: date} the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
"he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
{n: day} a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
"Mother's Day"
{n: day} the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis
"how long is a day on Jupiter?"
{n: deal, trade, business deal} a particular instance of buying or selling
"it was a package deal"
"I had no further trade with him"
"he's a master of the business deal"
{n: death toll} the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
{n: deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis} reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
{n: deictic, deictic word} a word specifying identity or spacial or temporal location from the perspective of a speaker or hearer in the context in which the communication occurs
"words that introduce particulars of the speaker's and hearer's shared cognitive field into the message"- R.Rommetveit
{n: detail, particular, item} a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
"it was perfect in all details"
{n: detail} a crew of workers selected for a particular task
"a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
{n: detail} extended treatment of particulars
"the essay contained too much detail"
{n: device} an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
"the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"
"a device intended to conserve water"
{n: device} something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
{n: diathesis} constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality
{n: diet, dieting} the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)
{n: dilation} a lengthy discussion (spoken or written) on a particular topic
{n: dimension} the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
{n: directional microphone} a microphone that is designed to receive sound from a particular direction
{n: 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"
{n: dish} a particular item of prepared food
"she prepared a special dish for dinner"
{n: display, show} something intended to communicate a particular impression
"made a display of strength"
"a show of impatience"
"a good show of looking interested"
{n: dossier} a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)
{n: dresser} a person who dresses in a particular way
"she's an elegant dresser"
"he's a meticulous dresser"
{n: employment agency, employment office} an agency that finds people to fill particular jobs or finds jobs for unemployed people
{n: encyclopedia, cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, cyclopaedia} a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
{n: endemic, endemic disease} a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location
{n: episteme} the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
{n: evocation, induction, elicitation} stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors
"the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
{n: expedition} a journey organized for a particular purpose
{n: expedition} an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
"an expedition was sent to explore Mars"
{n: experimental procedure} the specific techniques used in conducting a particular experiment
{n: expressive style, style} a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
"all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
{n: exwife, ex} a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
"all his exes live in Texas"
{n: facility, installation} a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
"the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
{n: facility} something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service
"catering facilities"
"toilet facilities"
"educational facilities"
{n: family history} part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
{n: fauna, zoology} all the animal life in a particular region or period
"the fauna of China"
"the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
<-> flora
{n: fee tail} a fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away
{n: feeder} an animal that feeds on a particular source of food
"a bark feeder"
"a mud feeder"
{n: field capacity} the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold
{n: field, field of operation, line of business} a particular kind of commercial enterprise
"they are outstanding in their field"
{n: field} all of the horses in a particular horse race
{n: field} all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
{n: finding of law, conclusion of law} a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts
{n: fitted sheet, contour sheet} a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress
{n: fitter} someone who fits a garment to a particular person
{n: flamen} a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome
{n: formation, shaping} the fabrication of something in a particular shape
{n: formation} a particular spatial arrangement
{n: form} a particular mode in which something is manifested
"his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
{n: franchise, dealership} a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
{n: franchise} an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
{n: freeze} fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
"a freeze on hiring"
{n: future date} a particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happen
{n: futures contract} an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date
{n: game} (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
"the game is 6 all"
"he is serving for the game"
{n: game} the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
"the child received several games for his birthday"
{n: gas meter, gasometer} a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
{n: gastronomy} a particular style of cookery (as of a region)
"New England gastronomy"
{n: gate, logic gate} a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
{n: gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance} equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
{n: general} a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
"he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
<-> particular, specific
{n: genetic screening} analyzing a group of people to determine genetic susceptibility to a particular disease
"genetic screening of infants for phenylketonuria"
{n: genome} the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism
"the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs"
{n: genotype, genetic constitution} the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
{n: geological horizon} a layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum
{n: glow tube} a gas-discharge tube consisting of a cold cathode and a diode in a tube filled with gas; the color of the glow depends on the particular gas
{n: governed} the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
"governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed"--Declaration of Independence
{n: guardian spirit, guardian angel} an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
{n: half life, half-life} the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
{n: hamadryad} the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
{n: head count, headcount} number of people in a particular group
{n: home appliance, household appliance} an appliance that does a particular job in the home
{n: home room, homeroom} a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business
{n: home, place} where you live at a particular time
"deliver the package to my home"
"he doesn't have a home to go to"
"your place or mine?"
{n: hookup, assemblage} a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose
{n: horoscope} a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
{n: hour angle, HA} (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
{n: hunting season} the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species
{n: hyperlink} a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen
{n: idiolect} the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life
{n: immune} a person who is immune to a particular infection
{n: implosion therapy, flooding} a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
{n: in-joke} a joke that is appreciated only by members of some particular group of people
{n: incarnation} time passed in a particular bodily form
"he believes that his life will be better in his next incarnation"
{n: index fossil, guide fossil} a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
{n: indicator} (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
{n: indigenousness, autochthony, endemism} nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
{n: industry analyst} an analyst of conditions affecting a particular industry
{n: industry} the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
"each industry has its own trade publications"
{n: infrared therapy} the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body
{n: inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller} a person who inhabits a particular place
{n: inoculant, inoculum} a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease
{n: inspiration, stirring} arousing to a particular emotion or action
{n: interdict} an ecclesiastical censure by the Roman Catholic Church withdrawing certain sacraments and Christian burial from a person or all persons in a particular district
{n: invariant} a feature (quantity or property or function) that remains unchanged when a particular transformation is applied to it
{n: jargon} specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject
{n: job-oriented terminal} a terminal designed for a particular application
{n: journal} a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
"he reads the medical journals"
{n: judgment in rem, judgement in rem} a judgment pronounced on the status of some particular subject or property or thing (as opposed to one pronounced on persons)
<-> judgment in personam
{n: kachina} a carved doll wearing the costume of a particular Pueblo spirit; usually presented to a child as a gift
{n: kachina} a masked dancer during a Pueblo religious ceremony who is thought to embody some particular spirit
{n: king} preeminence in a particular category or group or field
"the lion is the king of beasts"
{n: kludge} a badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together)
{n: knowledge domain, knowledge base} the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge
{n: koinonia} Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community
{n: kokoi venom} a potent neurotoxin found in a particular frog
{n: landmark} the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
"the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"
{n: language system} a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language
{n: law} legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
"there is a law against kidnapping"
{n: legal profession, bar, legal community} the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
"he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey"
{n: lexicalized concept} a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)
{n: light} a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
"although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
{n: limited audit} an audit of limited scope (limited in time span or confined to particular accounts etc.)
{n: line of inquiry, line of questioning} an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument
{n: line of thought} a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
{n: line spectrum} a spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths; produced by excited atoms and ions as they fall back to a lower energy level
{n: line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business} a particular kind of product or merchandise
"a nice line of shoes"
{n: lipogram} a text that excludes a particular letter or particular letters of the alphabet
{n: literature} published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
"the technical literature"
"one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
{n: local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, local, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic} anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
{n: localism} a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality
{n: localization of function, localisation of function, localization principle, localisation principle, localization, localisation} (physiology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in some particular part or organ of the body
{n: locus} the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
{n: logic bomb, slag code} a delayed action computer virus; a set of instructions surreptitiously inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied; when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects
"a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb"
{n: logistic assessment} a judgment of the logistic support required for some particular military operation
{n: loose cannon} a person who is expected to perform a particular task but who is out of control and dangerous
{n: lunitidal interval} interval between the moon's transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian
{n: magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation} the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
{n: mail, post} any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
"your mail is on the table"
"is there any post for me?"
"she was opening her post"
{n: major} a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
"she is a linguistics major"
{n: man} a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
"she takes good care of her man"
<-> woman
{n: market penetration} the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market
{n: market} the customers for a particular product or service
"before they publish any book they try to determine the size of the market for it"
{n: medium of exchange, monetary system} anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region
{n: methodology, methodological analysis} the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline
{n: methodology} the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
{n: migrator} an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year
{n: misogynist, woman hater} a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular
{n: missionary} someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
{n: modality, sense modality, sensory system} a particular sense
{n: mode} a particular functioning condition or arrangement
"switched from keyboard to voice mode"
{n: moment, minute, second, instant} a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
{n: monoclonal antibody, monoclonal} any of a class of antibodies produced in the laboratory by identical offspring of a hybridoma; very specific for a particular location in the body
{n: monograph} a detailed and documented treatise on a particular subject
{n: moralizing, moralization, moralisation} indulgence in moral pronouncements; the exposition (often superficially) of a particular moral code
"his constant moralizing drove me mad"
{n: morbidity} the relative incidence of a particular disease
{n: morphophonemic system} the morphophonemics of a particular language
{n: musical arrangement, arrangement} a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
{n: napkin ring} a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin
{n: narrative, narration, story, tale} a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
"his narrative was interesting"
"Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
{n: nationality} the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
{n: native speaker} a speaker of a particular language who has spoken that language since earliest childhood
"native speakers of French"
{n: native, indigen, indigene} a person who was born in a particular place; an indigenous person
{n: nature} a particular type of thing
"problems of this type are very difficult to solve"
"he's interested in trains and things of that nature"
"matters of a personal nature"
{n: nonresident} someone who does not live in a particular place
"described by an admiring nonresident as a green and pleasant land"
<-> resident
{n: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser} the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
{n: numismatics, numismatology, coin collecting, coin collection} the collection and study of money (and coins in particular)
{n: numismatist, numismatologist, coin collector} a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
{n: object code} the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer
{n: objection} (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
{n: occasion} the time of a particular event
"on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
{n: occupation license, occupation licence} a license to pursue a particular occupation
{n: onomatomania} obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
{n: operation, procedure} a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
"the operations in building a house"
"certain machine tool operations"
{n: organ} a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
{n: overflight} a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory)
{n: palette, pallet} the range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
{n: paradigm} the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time
"he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
{n: paralanguage, paralinguistic communication} the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
{n: parametric statistic} any statistic computed by procedures that assume the data were drawn from a particular distribution
{n: part, voice} the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
"he tried to sing the tenor part"
{n: particular, particular proposition} (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class
<-> universal proposition, universal
{n: particular, specific} a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general"
<-> general
{n: particularism} a focus on something particular
{n: particularity, specialness} the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance
"the particularity of human situations"
<-> generality
{n: particularization, particularisation, detailing} an individualized description of a particular instance
{n: partition} (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit
{n: paternity test} a test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular child; negative results prove he was not the father but positive results show only that he could be
{n: path} a way especially designed for a particular use
{n: payola} a bribe given to a disc jockey to induce him to promote a particular record
{n: peace march} a protest march against (a particular) war and in favor of peace
{n: pencil} a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face
"an eyebrow pencil"
{n: peoples} the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
"the indigenous peoples of Australia"
{n: perforation} a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
{n: periarteritis nodosa, polyarteritis nodosa} a progressive disease of connective tissue that is characterized by nodules along arteries; nodules may block the artery and result in inadequate circulation to the particular area
{n: personal} a short newspaper article about a particular person or group
{n: phase of the moon} a time when the moon presents a particular recurring appearance
{n: phase, phase angle} a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
{n: phase} (astronomy) the particular appearance of a body's state of illumination (especially one of the recurring shapes of the part of Earth's moon that is illuminated by the sun)
"the full phase of the moon"
{n: philosophizing} the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy
{n: phone number, telephone number, number} the number is used in calling a particular telephone
"he has an unlisted number"
{n: phoneme} (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
{n: phonetic symbol} a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound
{n: phonological system, phonologic system} the system of phones used in a particular language
{n: photo finish} in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing
{n: place, property} any area set aside for a particular purpose
"who owns this place?"
"the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
{n: place, shoes} a particular situation
"If you were in my place what would you do?"
{n: planting} a collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area
"the landscape architect suggested a small planting in the northwest corner"
{n: platform} the combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
{n: poet laureate} a poet who is unofficially regarded as holding an honorary position in a particular group or region
"she is the poet laureate of all lyricists"
"he is the poet laureate of Arkansas"
{n: pointedness} the quality of being obviously directed at a particular person or thing
"the pointedness of his sarcasm was unmistakable"
{n: police precinct} a precinct in which law enforcement is the responsibility of particular police force
{n: police squad} a squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime
{n: police station, police headquarters, station house, police office} a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
"in England they call a police station a police office"
{n: polymyxin} any of several toxic antibiotics obtained from a particular soil bacterium
{n: population} the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
"people come and go, but the population of this town has remained approximately constant for the past decade"
"the African-American population of Salt Lake City has been increasing"
{n: position paper} a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy
{n: position, place} the particular portion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its place"
{n: power pack} a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment
{n: predisposition} a disposition in advance to react in a particular way
{n: predisposition} an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
{n: prerogative, privilege, perquisite, exclusive right} a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
"suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
{n: print} a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
{n: procedure, process} a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
"the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"
"it was a process of trial and error"
{n: prodigy} an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
"the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
{n: product} a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
"skill is the product of hours of practice"
"his reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue"
{n: profiling} recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people
{n: projection} the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
{n: proper noun, proper name} a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
<-> common noun
{n: proteome} the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome
{n: pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre} a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
{n: racial immunity} natural immunity shared by all members of a particular race
{n: racial profiling} a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups
{n: reading} a particular interpretation or performance
"on that reading it was an insult"
"he was famous for his reading of Mozart"
{n: recursion} (mathematics) an expression such that each term is generated by repeating a particular mathematical operation
{n: regionalism} a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region
{n: regionalism} a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas
{n: regionalism} loyalty to the interests of a particular region
{n: registration} (music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops
{n: regulator} a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
{n: relatedness} a particular manner of connectedness
"the relatedness of all living things"
<-> unrelatedness
{n: relegation} the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category
{n: repertory, repertoire} the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
"the repertory of the supposed feats of mesmerism"
"has a large repertory of dialects and characters"
{n: reputation} notoriety for some particular characteristic
"his reputation for promiscuity"
{n: requirements contract} a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party
{n: reservation, reserve} a district that is reserved for particular purpose
{n: reserve clause} a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration
"the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club"
{n: residence time} the period of time spent in a particular place
{n: resident, occupant, occupier} someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
<-> nonresident
{n: rewording, recasting, rephrasing} changing a particular word or phrase
{n: rig} gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise
{n: roleplaying} acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
{n: role} normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting
"what is your role on the team?"
{n: roots} the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage
"his roots in Texas go back a long way"
"he went back to Sweden to search for his roots"
"his music has African roots"
{n: sale} a particular instance of selling
"he has just made his first sale"
"they had to complete the sale before the banks closed"
{n: saying, expression, locution} a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
"pardon the expression"
{n: scenery, scene} the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
"they worked all night painting the scenery"
{n: science, scientific discipline} a particular branch of scientific knowledge
"the science of genetics"
{n: screening} testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics
{n: script} a particular orthography or writing system
{n: searchlight} a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
{n: sectarianism, denominationalism} a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination
"he condemned religious sectarianism"
{n: sectionalism, provincialism, localism} a partiality for some particular place
{n: sector, sphere} a particular aspect of life or activity
"he was helpless in an important sector of his life"
{n: selective amnesia} amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember
"why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?"
{n: sensory activity} activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result
{n: session} a meeting devoted to a particular activity
"a filming session"
"a gossip session"
{n: set, readiness} (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way
"the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"
"his instructions deliberately gave them the wrong set"
{n: shibboleth} a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
{n: sidereal day, day} the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
{n: slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular} a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
"they don't speak our lingo"
{n: slicer} knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
{n: smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception} the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
"she loved the smell of roses"
{n: solubility} the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)
{n: sort} a person of a particular character or nature
"what sort of person is he?"
"he's a good sort"
{n: sound spectrum, acoustic spectrum} the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source
{n: sound} the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
"the sound of rain on the roof"
"the beautiful sound of music"
<-> silence
{n: source code} program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution
{n: space} an area reserved for some particular purpose
"the laboratory's floor space"
{n: special act} a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district
{n: special interest} an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor
{n: specialism} the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
{n: specialization, specialisation, differentiation} (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
"cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
{n: 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"
{n: specificity} the quality of being specific to a particular organism
"host specificity of a parasite"
{n: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena} a particular environment or walk of life
"his social sphere is limited"
"it was a closed area of employment"
"he's out of my orbit"
{n: sports equipment} equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
{n: squadron} a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task
{n: stand} a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
"they cut down a stand of trees"
{n: star chart} a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky
{n: state of the art} the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time
"the state of the art in space travel"
{n: statement} a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
"according to his statement he was in London on that day"
{n: stater} a resident of a particular state or group of states
"Keystone stater"
"farm staters"
{n: station} a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
"he started looking for a gas station"
"the train pulled into the station"
{n: 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
{n: stockholder of record} the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time
{n: stopper} (bridge) a playing card with a value sufficiently high to insure taking a trick in a particular suit
"if my partner has a spade stopper I can bid no trump"
{n: structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure} a particular complex anatomical part
"he has good bone structure"
{n: style} a particular kind (as to appearance)
"this style of shoe is in demand"
{n: stylist} an artist who is a master of a particular style
{n: stylization, stylisation} the act of stylizing; causing to conform to a particular style
{n: supplier, provider} someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
{n: supremacism} the belief that some particular group or race is superior to all others
"white supremacism"
{n: supremacist} a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others
{n: syllabicity} the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language
{n: symptom} (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
{n: system of measurement, metric} a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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