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| n. (communication) | 1. report, study, written report | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group.; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale" |
| ~ document, papers, written document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature). |
| ~ assay | a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance. |
| ~ case study | a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure. |
| ~ white book, white paper | a government report; bound in white. |
| ~ blue book | a report published by the British government; bound in blue. |
| ~ green paper | a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion. |
| ~ progress report | a report of work accomplished during a specified time period. |
| ~ position paper | a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy. |
| ~ medical report | a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient. |
| n. (communication) | 2. account, report | the act of informing by verbal report.; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" |
| ~ summarisation, summarization | the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly. |
| ~ indirect discourse | a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g.,.; "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'" |
| ~ direct discourse, direct quotation | a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g.,.; "he said `I am a fool'" |
| ~ making known, informing | a speech act that conveys information. |
| ~ megillah | (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account.; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah" |
| ~ debriefing | report of a mission or task. |
| ~ anecdote | short account of an incident (especially a biographical one). |
| ~ recital, yarn, narration | the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events.; "his narration was hesitant" |
| ~ scuttlebutt, gossip, comment | a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people.; "the divorce caused much gossip" |
| n. (communication) | 3. account, news report, report, story, write up | a short account of the news.; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" |
| ~ news | information reported in a newspaper or news magazine.; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" |
| ~ newsletter, newssheet | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group. |
| ~ bulletin | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast). |
| ~ communique, despatch, dispatch | an official report (usually sent in haste). |
| ~ urban legend | a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true. |
| ~ exclusive, scoop | a news report that is reported first by one news organization.; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" |
| n. (event) | 4. report | a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing).; "they heard a violent report followed by silence" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 5. report, report card | a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment.; "his father signed his report card" |
| ~ info, information | a message received and understood. |
| n. (communication) | 6. composition, paper, report, theme | an essay (especially one written as an assignment).; "he got an A on his composition" |
| ~ essay | an analytic or interpretive literary composition. |
| ~ term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term. |
| n. (cognition) | 7. report, reputation | the general estimation that the public has for a person.; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report" |
| ~ estimation, estimate | the respect with which a person is held.; "they had a high estimation of his ability" |
| v. (communication) | 8. account, describe, report | to give an account or representation of in words.; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 9. report | announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding.; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research" |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| v. (communication) | 10. report | announce one's presence.; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" |
| ~ check in, sign in | announce one's arrival, e.g. at hotels or airports. |
| ~ check out | announce one's departure from a hotel. |
| ~ clock off, clock out, punch out | register one's departure from work. |
| ~ announce, denote | make known; make an announcement.; "She denoted her feelings clearly" |
| v. (communication) | 11. report | make known to the authorities.; "One student reported the other to the principal" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| v. (communication) | 12. cover, report | be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism.; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ cover | maintain a check on; especially by patrolling.; "The second officer covered the top floor" |
| v. (communication) | 13. report | complain about; make a charge against.; "I reported her to the supervisor" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
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