n. zone where user performances can take place

n. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

n. a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."

n. (logic) the first term of a proposition

n. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

n. a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"

n. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

n. 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"

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

n. a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

v. make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"

v. cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"

v. make subservient; force to submit or subdue

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "The lawyers submitted the material to the court"

adj. likely to be affected by something; "the bond is subject to taxation"; "he is subject to fits of depression"

adj. being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

n. a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed

n. a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"

n. the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"

n. a district of a city having some distinguishing character; "the Latin Quarter"

n. one of the administrative divisions of a large city

n. a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes

n. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

n. the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"

n. a portion of a military position

n. an outer adjacent area of any place

n. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"

n. a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"

n. an extended area of land

n. a quarter of the circumference of a circle

n. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

n. a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country (especially in the United Kingdom) and formerly possessing distinct political rights

n. a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

n. graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept; "he painted scenes from everyday life"; "figure 2 shows photographic and schematic views of the equipment"

n. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

n. the region that is inside of something

n. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

n. the central part of the Earth

n. in law; the territory within which power can be exercised

n. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

n. (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

n. a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street"

n. a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

n. the earliest known inhabitants of a region

n. someone regarded as certain to succeed; "he's a natural for the job"

n. a member of an uncivilized people

n. a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country

n. city in eastern Belgium; largest French-speaking city in Belgium

n. (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

n. the younger of two persons; "she is two years my junior"

n. a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

n. someone who works as hard as a slave

n. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n. the property possessed by a large mass

n. a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"

n. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

n. relative importance; "a problem of the first magnitude"

n. how much there is of something that you can quantify

n. an adequate or large amount; "he had a quantity of ammunition"

n. greatness of magnitude

n. a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"

n. the capacity for being stretched

n. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

n. a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"

n. the property of something that is great in magnitude; "it is cheaper to buy it in bulk"; "he received a mass of correspondence"; "the volume of exports"

n. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"

n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

n. a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

n. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness; "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"

n. a fact about some part (as opposed to general); "he always reasons from the particular to the general"

n. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

n. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

n. a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"

n. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

n. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

n. the most important point

n. the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

n. one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

n. the particular occupation for which you are trained

v. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

v. use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

v. rule a country as a tyrant

v. threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"

v. present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"

v. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

v. tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

v. hand over formally

v. ask to be informed of; "I demand an explanation"

v. make a proposal, declare a plan for something; "the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax"

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

adj. directed toward a specific object; "particularized thinking as distinct from stereotyped sloganeering"

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence; "incidental expenses"; "the road will bring other incidental advantages"; "extra duties incidental to the job"; "labor problems incidental to a rapid expansion"; "confusion incidental to a quick change"

adj. "liable to criminal charges"

adj. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another

adj. having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status; "an associate member"; "an associate professor"

adj. of the lowest rank in a category: "a buck private"

adj. acting as substitute for another

adj. subject to a ruling authority; "the ruled mass"

adj. belonging to a lower class or rank

adj. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

adj. lower in rank, power, or authority; "an under secretary"

n. a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

n. a person who rules or commands; "swayer of the universe"

n. a person who has general authority over others

adj. (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; "a beauty somehow exempt from the aging process"; "exempt from jury duty"; "only the very poorest citizens should be exempt from income taxes"

adj. greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"