noun
1. the quality of taking advantage
e.g. she turned her writing skills to good account
2. importance or value
e.g. a person of considerable account
he predicted that although it is of small account now it will rapidly increase in importance
3. a record or narrative description of past events
e.g. a history of France
he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
the story of exposure to lead
Synonym: historychroniclestory
4. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
e.g. he paid his bill and left
send me an account of what I owe
Synonym: billinvoice
5. a short account of the news
e.g. 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
Synonym: reportnews reportstorywrite up
6. a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
e.g. the explanation was very simple
I expected a brief account
Synonym: explanation
7. the act of informing by verbal report
e.g. he heard reports that they were causing trouble
by all accounts they were a happy couple
Synonym: report
8. grounds
e.g. 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
Synonym: score
9. a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
e.g. they send me an accounting every month
Synonym: accountingaccount statement
10. a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services
e.g. he asked to see the executive who handled his account
Synonym: business relationship
verb
1. go in search of or hunt for
e.g. pursue a hobby
Synonym: quest forgo afterquest after
2. follow in or as if in pursuit
e.g. The police car pursued the suspected attacker
Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life
Synonym: follow
3. carry out or participate in an activity
be involved in
e.g. She pursued many activities
They engaged in a discussion
Synonym: prosecuteengage
4. carry further or advance
e.g. Can you act on this matter soon?
Synonym: follow up onact on
noun
1. depression of a button on a computer mouse
e.g. a click on the right button for example
Synonym: mouse click
2. a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Synonym: pawldetentdog
3. a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)
Synonym: suction stop
4. a short light metallic sound
Synonym: chinkclink
adv
1. advancing in amount or intensity
e.g. she became increasingly depressed
Synonym: progressivelymore and more
noun
1. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
e.g. quinine is a specific for malaria
2. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
e.g. he always reasons from the particular to the general
Synonym: particular
noun
1. a sudden abrupt pull
Synonym: tug
2. an abrupt spasmodic movement
Synonym: jerkingjoltsaccade
3. raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
4. meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun
Synonym: jerkyjerked meat
5. a dull stupid fatuous person
Synonym: dork
6. (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration
noun
1. a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
2. a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
3. speech you make to yourself
Synonym: soliloquy