| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. [2 definitions] |
| ambassador |
a person who is chosen to represent his or her nation in an international organization. [1/3 definitions] |
| Braille |
(often lowercase) a writing and printing system for blind people, in which patterns of raised dots are used to represent letters. Blind people touch the dots with their fingers to read. |
| consonant |
any letter of an alphabet that is used to represent the sound of a consonant. [1/2 definitions] |
| constituent |
someone who gives another the power to represent him or her. [1/3 definitions] |
| decimal |
In the way we usually use numbers, a "decimal" is a number that has what we call a "decimal point" with numbers after it. The decimal point looks like a period. The numbers after the decimal point represent a fraction with a denominator that is a multiple of ten. Money amounts are often written as decimals--for example, $46.24 or $200.00. [1/3 definitions] |
| emboss |
to raise or represent in relief (a surface design). [1/2 definitions] |
| for |
If you do something for someone else, you do it instead of them or to represent them. [1/10 definitions] |
| graph |
to represent or express by means of a graph. [1/2 definitions] |
| lawyer |
one whose job is to help people with legal matters and represent them in court; attorney. |
| majority |
A majority is a particular group of people in a nation who represent the largest number of people within that nation. [1/2 definitions] |
| mathematics |
(used with a singular verb) the study of numbers, amounts, shapes, and the relationship between them, using symbols to represent these things. Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry are some branches of mathematics. |
| numeral |
one or more symbols or marks used to express or represent a number. |
| represent |
If someone represents a group of people, they speak for that whole group when they meet with others outside of that group. Let's say that everyone in a class is angry about something but they are afraid to tell the school principal, maybe the class will choose one person to represent them and that person will go to the principal and speak for everybody. When someone goes to another country to speak for the people of their country, we say that that person represents their country or represents the people of their country. [2/3 definitions] |
| scale3 |
Things like maps and models are made according to something called "scale." Models and maps are not the same size as things in real life, so scale is a way to represent the size of things correctly but with everything made much smaller (or sometimes much bigger). Let's say that, on your map, one inch represents 100 miles. This means that one inch for every 100 miles is the scale that your map uses to show distance and size. [1/4 definitions] |
| shorthand |
a system of writing used to record speech quickly. Simple symbols are used to represent sounds, words, or phrases. |
| specimen |
a part or example used to represent a larger whole. [1/2 definitions] |
| stand for |
to be a symbol of, or to represent. [1/2 definitions] |
| union |
A union is an organization made up of people who do a certain type of work. For example, there is a union for people who drive trucks. There is a union for people who work as nurses. Every union has members who have decided to join and leaders who represent the members. The purpose of a union is to make sure that members get fair pay and good working conditions. [1/4 definitions] |
| which |
used to represent the thing or things that it refers to. [1/7 definitions] |