Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) read (something that is read) "the article was a very good read"
Verb
S: (v) read (interpret something that is written or printed) "read the advertisement"; "Have you read Salman Rushdie?"
S: (v) read, say (have or contain a certain wording or form) "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?"
S: (v) read (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed) "The King will read the proclamation at noon"
S: (v) read, scan (obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources) "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
S: (v) read (interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior) "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
S: (v) take, read (interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression) "I read this address as a satire"; "How should I take this message?"
S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
S: (v) read, register, show, record (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments) "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
S: (v) read (audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role) "He is auditioning for `Julius Caesar' at Stratford this year"
S: (n) stopping (the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch) "the violinist's stopping was excellent"
S: (n) caroling (singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas))
S: (n) crooning (the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner)
S: (n) crooning (singing in a soft low tone) "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"
S: (n) scat, scat singing (singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument)
S: (n) adagio (a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers)
S: (n) break dancing, break dance (a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music)
S: (n) courante (a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats)
S: (n) fan dance (a solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness)
S: (n) strip, striptease, strip show (a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music) "she did a strip right in front of everyone"
S: (n) bubble dance (a solo dance similar to a fan dance except large balloons are used instead of fans)
S: (n) twist (social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s) "they liked to dance the twist"
S: (n) rumba, rhumba (a folk dance in duple time that originated in Cuba with Spanish and African elements; features complex footwork and violent movement)
S: (n) mambo (a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba)
S: (n) method acting, method (an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed)
S: (n) business, stage business, byplay (incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect) "his business with the cane was hilarious"
S: (n) shtik, schtik, shtick, schtick ((Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention) "play it straight with no shtik"