<B>report, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an account of something seen, heard, read, done, or considered. <BR> <I>Ex. The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated (Mark Twain).</I> (SYN) narrative, description. <DD><B> 2. </B>anything formally or officially expressed, generally in writing. <BR> <I>Ex. a school report, a committee report to the President, a court report of the judicial opinion.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>the sound of a shot or an explosion. <BR> <I>Ex. the report of a gun.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>common talk; rumor. <BR> <I>Ex. Report has it the neighbors left.</I> (SYN) gossip, hearsay. <DD><B> 5. </B>reputation. <BR> <I>Ex. a just man of good report.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a report of; announce or state. (SYN) narrate. <DD><B> 2. </B>to give or bring an account of; state officially. <BR> <I>Ex. Our treasurer reports that all dues are paid up.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to take down in writing; write an account of. <DD><B> 4. </B>to repeat (what one has heard or seen); bring back an account of; describe; tell. <BR> <I>Ex. The radio reported the news and weather.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>to present (oneself). <BR> <I>Ex. We ... went on shore with the lieutenant to report ourselves to the admiral (Frederick Marryat).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>to announce as a wrongdoer; denounce. <BR> <I>Ex. to report a prowler to the police.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to make a report; give an account of something. <BR> <I>Ex. The rules committee will report after lunch.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to act as a reporter. <DD><B> 3. </B>to relate; tell. <DD><B> 4. </B>to present oneself; appear. <BR> <I>Ex. Report for work at eight.</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>report out,</B> </I>to return (a bill) from committee to a lawmaking body with a formal report. <BR> <I>Ex. The Senate subcommittee ... has already reported out four civil-rights bills (Newsweek).</I> adj. <B>reportable.</B> </DL>
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<B>reportage, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of reporting news or events, especially in the style of newspaper reporters. </DL>
<A NAME="reportcard">
<B>report card,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a report sent regularly by a school to parents or guardians, indicating the quality of a student's work. </DL>
<A NAME="reportedly">
<B>reportedly, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> according to reports. </DL>
<A NAME="reporter">
<B>reporter, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who gathers news for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station. <BR> <I>Ex. In a very real sense, a newspaper can be only as good as its reporters (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who takes down reports of law cases. <BR> <I>Ex. a court reporter.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a person who reports. <BR> <I>Ex. The police were unable to find out who was the reporter of the fire.</I> </DL>
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<B>reportorial, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with reporters. <BR> <I>Ex. a reportorial style of writing.</I> adv. <B>reportorially.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="reposal">
<B>reposal, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of reposing. </DL>
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<B>repose</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>-posed,</B> <B>-posing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>rest or sleep. <BR> <I>Ex. Do not disturb her repose. They muttered prayers to themselves for the repose of the soul of their dead pal (James T. Farrell).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>quietness; ease. <BR> <I>Ex. She has repose of manner.</I> (SYN) composure. <DD><B> 3. </B>peace; calmness. <BR> <I>Ex. the repose of the country.</I> (SYN) tranquillity. <DD><B> 4. </B>a restful quality. <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to lie at rest. <BR> <I>Ex. The cat reposed upon the cushion.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to lie in a grave. <BR> <I>Ex. In quiet she reposes (Matthew Arnold).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to rest from work or toil; take a rest. <BR> <I>Ex. Many people from the North repose in Florida during the winter season.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to be supported. <DD><B> 5. </B>to depend; rely (on). <BR> <I>Ex. The explorers reposed on the judgment of their Indian scout.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to lay to rest. <BR> <I>Ex. Repose yourself in the hammock.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to refresh by rest. <BR> <I>Ex. We stopped at a little public-house where we reposed ourselves (Richard Graves).</I> </DL>
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<B>repose</B> (2), transitive verb, <B>-posed,</B> <B>-posing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to put; place. <BR> <I>Ex. We repose complete confidence in his honesty.</I> </DL>
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<B>reposeful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> calm; quiet. <BR> <I>Ex. [He] and his interior decorator ... have created a beautiful and reposeful interior (Reporter).</I> adv. <B>reposefully.</B> noun <B>reposefulness.</B> </DL>
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<B>reposing room,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a room in which the deceased is laid out at a funeral. </DL>
<B>reposition, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to restore (as a bone or organ of the body) to its normal position. <DD><B> 2. </B>to place in a new position. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the act of depositing. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=replacement.</B> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Archaic.) restoration to office or possession. </DL>
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<B>repository, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a place or container where things are stored or kept. <BR> <I>Ex. The box was the repository for old magazines. A library is a repository of information.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person to whom something is confided or entrusted. <BR> <I>Ex. Pepper alone had been the repository of my secret (Thomas B. Aldrich).</I> <DD><I>adj. </I> (Medicine.) absorbed by degrees; acting slowly. <BR> <I>Ex. a repository drug.</I> </DL>
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<B>repossess, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to possess again; get possession of again. (SYN) recover. <DD><B> 2. </B>to put in possession again. noun <B>repossession.</B> </DL>
<B>repot, </B>transitive verb, <B>-potted,</B> <B>-potting.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to replace in pots. <DD><B> 2. </B>to shift (plants) from one pot to another. </DL>
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<B>repousse, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side. A repousse design can be made on thin metal. <DD><B> 2. </B>ornamented or made in this manner. <DD><I>noun </I> repousse work. </DL>
<A NAME="repp">
<B>repp, </B>noun. <B>=rep </B>(1).</DL>
<A NAME="repped">
<B>repped, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> transversely corded, like rep. </DL>
<A NAME="repr">
<B>repr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1a. </B>represented. <DD><B> b. </B>representing. <DD><B> 2a. </B>reprint. <DD><B> b. </B>reprinted. </DL>
<A NAME="reprehend">
<B>reprehend, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to reprove or blame; rebuke. (SYN) reproach, censure, reprimand, upbraid. </DL>
<A NAME="reprehensibility">
<B>reprehensibility, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the character of being reprehensible. </DL>
<A NAME="reprehensible">
<B>reprehensible, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> deserving reproof, blame, or rebuke. <BR> <I>Ex. Cheating is a reprehensible act.</I> (SYN) blameworthy, culpable. adv. <B>reprehensibly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="reprehension">
<B>reprehension, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> reproof, rebuke, or blame. </DL>
