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Quick definitions from WordNet (subject)
▸ noun: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation ("A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject")
▸ noun: (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
▸ noun: (logic) the first term of a proposition
▸ noun: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion ("He didn't want to discuss that subject")
▸ noun: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation ("The subjects for this investigation were selected randomly")
▸ noun: some situation or event that is thought about ("He had been thinking about the subject for several years")
▸ noun: a branch of knowledge ("Teachers should be well trained in their subject")
▸ noun: a person who owes allegiance to that nation ("A monarch has a duty to his subjects")
▸ verb: cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to ("He subjected me to his awful poetry")
▸ verb: make accountable for ("He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors")
▸ verb: make subservient; force to submit or subdue
▸ verb: refer for judgment or consideration
▸ adjective: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others ("Subject peoples")
▸ adjective: possibly accepting or permitting ("The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation")
▸ Also see subjects
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▸ noun: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation ("A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject")
▸ noun: (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
▸ noun: (logic) the first term of a proposition
▸ noun: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion ("He didn't want to discuss that subject")
▸ noun: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation ("The subjects for this investigation were selected randomly")
▸ noun: some situation or event that is thought about ("He had been thinking about the subject for several years")
▸ noun: a branch of knowledge ("Teachers should be well trained in their subject")
▸ noun: a person who owes allegiance to that nation ("A monarch has a duty to his subjects")
▸ verb: cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to ("He subjected me to his awful poetry")
▸ verb: make accountable for ("He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors")
▸ verb: make subservient; force to submit or subdue
▸ verb: refer for judgment or consideration
▸ adjective: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others ("Subject peoples")
▸ adjective: possibly accepting or permitting ("The time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation")
▸ Also see subjects
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to subject
▸ Usage examples for subject
▸ Idioms related to subject (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing subject
▸ Popular nouns described by subject
▸ Words that often appear near subject
▸ Rhymes of subject
▸ Invented words related to subject