Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) history, account, chronicle, story (a record or narrative description of past events) "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
S: (n) report, news report, story, account, write up (a short account of the news) "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
S: (n) account, business relationship (a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services) "he asked to see the executive who handled his account"
S: (n) explanation, account (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.) "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
S: (n) score, account (grounds) "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
S: (n) account (importance or value) "a person of considerable account"; "he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance"
S: (n) account, accounting, account statement (a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance) "they send me an accounting every month"
S: (n) report, account (the act of informing by verbal report) "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
S: (n) bill, account, invoice (an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered) "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe"
S: (n) account (the quality of taking advantage) "she turned her writing skills to good account"
Verb
S: (v) account (be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something) "Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam"
S: (v) report, describe, account (to give an account or representation of in words) "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
S: (v) account, answer for (furnish a justifying analysis or explanation) "I can't account for the missing money"