illustration

Main Entry:
illustration [il-uh-strey-shuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: demonstration, exemplification
Synonyms: analogy, case, case history, case in point, clarification, elucidation, example, explanation, for instance, instance, interpretation, model, representative, sample, sampling, specimen
Main Entry: annotation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: explanatory note
Synonyms: comment, commentary, definition, elucidation, exegesis, explanation, explication, footnote, gloss, glossary, illustration, interpretation, note, observation
Antonyms: blank
Main Entry: art
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: creation meant to communicate or appeal to senses or mind
Synonyms: abstraction, carving, description, design, illustration, imitation, modeling, molding, painting, pictorialization, portrayal, representation, sculpting, shaping, simulation, sketching, symbolization
Antonyms: science
Main Entry: case
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: example
Synonyms: case history, exemplification, illustration, instance, occasion, occurrence, representative, sample, sampling, specimen
Main Entry: citation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: excerpt
Synonyms: example, illustration, mention, passage, quotation, quote, quoting, reference, saying, source
Main Entry: comment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: statement of opinion; explanation
Synonyms: animadversion, annotation, backtalk, buzz*, comeback*, commentary, crack*, criticism, dictum, discussion, editorial, elucidation, exposition, footnote, gloss, hearsay, illustration, input, judgment, mention, mouthful, note, obiter, observation, opinion, remark, report, review, two cents' worth, wisecrack
Antonyms: quiet, silence
Main Entry: comparison
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: contrasting; corresponding
Synonyms: allegory, analogizing, analogy, analyzing, association, balancing, bringing together, collating, collation, comparability, connection, contrast, correlation, discrimination, distinguishing, dividing, estimation, example, exemplification, identification, illustration, juxtaposition, likeness, likening, measuring, metaphor, observation, opposition, paralleling, ratio, relating, relation, resemblance, segregation, separation, similarity, testing, weighing
Main Entry: demonstration
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: display of proof
Synonyms: affirmation, confirmation, description, evidence, exhibition, explanation, exposition, expression, illustration, induction, manifestation, presentation, proof, show, spectacle, substantiation, test, testimony, trial, validation
Antonyms: concealment, hiding
Main Entry: depiction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: description, rendering
Synonyms: delineation, drawing, illustration, image, likeness, outline, picture, portraiture, portrayal, presentment, representation, sketch
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