Definition Dictionary

Following a winding or indirect route; also indirect in expression or action.

To place limits or restrictions on something.

Based on surrounding facts that support an inference about what happened.

To get around a difficulty, obstacle, or rule.

The quality of being easy to understand, perceive, or distinguish.

An expression or idea used so often that it has lost freshness or force.

The highest or most intense point in a sequence, especially in a story.

To become tiresome or unpleasant through an excess of something initially pleasing.

To come together to form a whole.

Mental activity involved in knowing, thinking, perceiving, or remembering.

Psychological discomfort associated with a perceived inconsistency among beliefs, attitudes, or behavior.

Awareness or knowledge of something.

Aware of or having knowledge of something.

The quality of parts holding together as a unified whole.

Done by or relating to people acting as a group.

Characteristic of ordinary informal conversation.

Extremely large in size or extent.

Ready or eager to argue, oppose, or fight.

To honor the memory of a person or event.

Deserving approval or praise.

Corresponding in size, degree, or value to something else.

An obvious or overused remark that adds little insight.

Similar enough in relevant respects to be meaningfully compared.

To force or strongly persuade someone to act.