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| Main Entry: |
intent/intention
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aim, purpose |
| Synonyms: | acceptation, animus, bottom line, conation, design, desire, drift, end, goal, heart, hope, idea, import, intendment, meaning, meat*, name of the game, nature, notion, nub, nuts and bolts, object, objective, plan, point, project, purport, scheme, score, sense, significance, significancy, signification, target, understanding, volition, will, wish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | keynote/keystone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essence, theme |
| Synonyms: | basic idea, basis, center, core, cornerstone, criterion, crux, gist, heart, idea, kernel, linchpin, mainspring, marrow, measure, motive, nub, pith, principle, root, source, spring, standard, substance |
| Main Entry: | knob |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lump, handle |
| Synonyms: | bulge, bulk, bump, bunch, doorknob, hump, knot, knurl, latch, lever, nub, opener, projection, protrusion, protuberance, snag, stud, swell, swelling, trigger, tumor |
| Main Entry: | matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | concern, issue |
| Synonyms: | affair, bag, business, circumstance, episode, event, goings-on, incident, job, lookout, nub, occurrence, proceeding, question, shooting match, situation, subject, thing, topic, transaction, undertaking |
| Main Entry: | meat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | core, gist |
| Synonyms: | burden, essence, heart, kernel, marrow, matter, nub, nucleus, pith, point, sense, short, substance, thrust, upshot |
| Antonyms: | exterior, exteriority, outside |
| Main Entry: | nucleus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | core; basis for something's |
| Synonyms: | beginning bud, center, crux, embryo, focus, foundation, germ, heart, hub, kernel, matter, nub, pivot, premise, principle, seed, spark |
| Antonyms: | exterior, exteriority, outside |
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal, aim |
| Synonyms: | appeal, attraction, bottom line, charm, cogency, design, effectiveness, end, fascination, intent, intention, interest, motive, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, object, objective, punch*, purpose, reason, significance, use, usefulness, utility, validity, validness |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
| Synonyms: | argument, bottom line, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, idea, import, kicker, main idea, marrow, matter, meat*, motif, motive, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, pointer, proposition, punch line, question, score, stuff, subject, subject matter, text, theme, thrust, tip, tip-off, topic |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purport |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, implication |
| Synonyms: | acceptation, aim, bearing, burden, connotation, core, design, drift, gist, heart, idea, import, intendment, intent, intention, matter, meat, message, nub, object, objective, pith, plan, point, purpose, score, sense, significance, significancy, signification, spirit, stuff, substance, tendency, tenor, thrust, understanding, upshot |
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