Reference
nnoun.communicationa remark that calls attention to something or someoneSynset:mention
Examples:- she made frequent mention of her promotion
- there was no mention of it
- the speaker made several references to his wife
Derivationally Related Form:mentionrefer
Hypernyms:comment input remark
Inherited Hypernyms:mentionremarkstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:allusionname-droppingretrospection
Full Hyponyms:allusionname-droppingretrospection
nnoun.communicationa short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passageSynset:acknowledgment citation cite credit mention quotation
Examples:- the student's essay failed to list several important citations
- the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book
- the article includes mention of similar clinical cases
Derivationally Related Form:acknowledgecreditmentioncitereference
Hypernyms:annotation notation note
Inherited Hypernyms:citationnotecommentstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cross-indexcross-referencephoto credit
Full Hyponyms:cross-referencephoto credit
nnoun.communicationan indicator that orients you generallySynset:point of reference reference point
Examples:- it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
Hypernyms:indicator
Inherited Hypernyms:reference pointindicatorsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bench markbenchmarkbuoylandmarklubber's linelubber's marklubber's pointlubber linemarktargetwhite line
Full Hyponyms:acoustic buoybell buoybenchmarkbuoycancloutconical buoydroguelandmarklubber's linemerestonespar buoytargetwhistle buoywhite line
nnoun.communicationa book to which you can refer for authoritative factsSynset:book of facts reference book reference work
Examples:- he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic
Derivationally Related Form:refer
Hypernyms:book
Inherited Hypernyms:reference bookbookpublicationworkproductcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:annualatlasbook of mapscookbookcookery bookcyclopaediacyclopediadirectoryenchiridionencyclopaediaencyclopediahandbookinstruction bookmap collectionsource bookvade mecumwordbookyearbookyearly
Full Hyponyms:almanacannualatlasbaedekerbiblebilingual dictionaryblue bookbook of knowledgeconsuetudinarycookbookdesk dictionarydialect atlasdictionarydirectoryencyclopediaephemerisetymological dictionaryfield guidegazetteerglossarygrimoireguidebookhandbookinstruction bookinstruction manuallearner's dictionarymanualonomasticonphonebookpocket dictionaryreckonerreference manualroadbooksex manualsource bookspell-checkerthesaurustravel guidebookunabridged dictionaryvocabularywhite pagesword finderwordbookyellow pages
nnoun.communicationa formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependabilitySynset:character character reference
Examples:- requests for character references are all too often answered evasively
Derivationally Related Form:characterise
Hypernyms:good word recommendation testimonial
Inherited Hypernyms:characterrecommendationpraiseapprovalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionthe most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers toSynset:denotation extension
Examples:- the extension of 'satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos
Derivationally Related Form:denotereferextensionalreferent
Hypernyms:meaning substance
Inherited Hypernyms:referencemeaningideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of referring or consultingSynset:consultation
Examples:- reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer
Derivationally Related Form:referconsult
Hypernyms:action
Inherited Hypernyms:referenceactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred toSynset:source
Examples:- he carried an armful of references back to his desk
- he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation
Derivationally Related Form:referencesourcerefer
Hypernyms:publication
Inherited Hypernyms:referencepublicationworkproductcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communication(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is storedTopic:computer sciencecomputing
Synset:address computer address
Derivationally Related Form:address
Hypernyms:code computer code
Inherited Hypernyms:addresscodecoding systemwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:URLargumentparameteruniform resource locatoruniversal resource locator
Full Hyponyms:argumenturl
nnoun.cognitionthe relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers toExamples:- he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes
Derivationally Related Form:referreferential
Hypernyms:meaning substance
Inherited Hypernyms:referencemeaningideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.creationrefer toTopic:authorshipcompositionpenningwriting
Synset:cite
Examples:- he referenced his colleagues' work
Derivationally Related Form:referencecitation
Hypernyms:compose indite pen write
Inherited Hypernyms:referencewritecreate verballymake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Did he --- his major works over a short period of time? (apply to: reference)