Word Meanings - ARTICLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. (more info) 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other
Additional info about word: ARTICLE
One of the three words, a, an, the, used before nouns to limit or define their application. A is called the indefinite article, the the definite article. (more info) 1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as, articles of agreement. 2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia. 3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. A very great revolution that happened in this article of good breeding. Addison. This last article will hardly be believed. De Foe. 4. A distinct part. "Upon each article of human duty." Paley. "Each article of time." Habington. The articles which compose the blood. E. Darwin. 5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of merchandise; salt is a necessary article. They would fight not for articles of faith, but for articles of food. Landor. 6. Precise point of time; moment. This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have had no little influence on the jury and all the bench to his prejudice. Evelyn.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ARTICLE)
- Clause
- Portion
- paragraph
- stipulation
- provision
- article
- condition
- chapter
- section
- passage
- Commodity
- Staple
- ware
- stock
- Doctrine
- Tenet
- belief
- creed
- dogma
- teaching
- precept
- principle
- Dogma
- doctrine
- opinion
- persuasion
- Treatise
- Tract
- essay
- paper
- pamphlet
- disquisition
- brochure
- dissertation
- tractate
- monograph
Related words: (words related to ARTICLE)
- CREAM-FACED
White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural complexion. Thou cream-faced loon. Shak. - CREMASTERIC
Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery. - CREBRICOSTATE
Marked with closely set ribs or ridges. - DISQUISITION
A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter, with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate essay; dissertation. For accurate research or grave disquisition he was - DOGMATIC
One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; -- opposed to the Empiric. - TEACHER
1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor. 2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination. - DISQUISITIONARY
Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional. - OPINIONATOR
An opinionated person; one given to conjecture. South. - CREDIBLY
In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly informed of the event. - CREEP
to D. kruipen, G. kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. 1. To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the hands and knees; to crawl. Ye that walk The earth, and stately - STOCKER
One who makes or fits stocks, as of guns or gun carriages, etc. - DISSERTATIONAL
Relating to dissertations; resembling a dissertation. - TEACHABLENESS
Willingness to be taught. - CREATIONAL
Of or pertaining to creation. - CRESYLIC
Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc. Cresylic acid. See Cresol. - CREATURELY
Creatural; characteristic of a creature. "Creaturely faculties." Cheyne. - CREMOR
Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum. - CRENELATION
The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure. - MONOGRAPHIST
One who writes a monograph. - CREATION
1. The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence. From the creation to the general doom. Shak. As when a new particle of matter dotn begin to exist, in rerum natura, which had - DISPROPORTIONALLY
In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or value; unequally. - UNCREATED
1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl. 2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. Milton. 3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke. - UNDERSECRETARY
A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury. - INTRACTABILITY
The quality of being intractable; intractableness. Bp. Hurd. - IMPROPORTIONATE
Not proportionate. - INCREPATION
A chiding; rebuke; reproof. Hammond. - REINCREASE
To increase again. - INCREMABLE
Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. Sir T. Browne. - DECRESCENDO
With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to performers, either written upon the staff , or indicated by the sign. - CONCRETIVELY
In a concrete manner. - PANCREATIN
One of the digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice; also, a preparation containing such a ferment, made from the pancreas of animals, and used in medicine as an aid to digestion. Note: By some the term pancreatin is restricted to the amylolytic - INCREDULOUSLY
In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.