Definition Dictionary

A comparison that uses a relevant similarity to explain or understand something.

Close examination of parts, evidence, or relationships to understand a subject.

Clearly visible or understandable; also seeming true although the reality may differ.

To understand or perceive something; also to take someone into custody.

Quick to notice and understand important details.

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

To grasp the meaning, nature, or significance of something.

To escape capture or remain beyond someone's grasp or understanding.

Able to understand or share another person's feelings and experience.

The capacity to understand or share another person's feelings or perspective.

Something puzzling or difficult to understand.

Intended to investigate possibilities or gather initial understanding.

A supporting structure or organized set of ideas used to guide understanding or action.

Unable to be entered or passed through; also impossible to understand or interpret.

Impossible or extremely difficult to understand.

A clear understanding of an underlying feature, cause, or relationship.

Providing a useful lesson or clearer understanding.

Relating to thought, understanding, or the exercise of the mind.

A mistaken understanding of a situation or statement.

An incorrect belief or understanding.

To interpret something incorrectly.

To understand or explain the meaning of something incorrectly.

To read something incorrectly or form a mistaken understanding of a situation.

To make something harder to understand, often deliberately.