Definition of reading

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of reading is as below...

Reading (n.) An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer..

Lern More About Reading

Diffusive :: Diffusive (a.) Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse.
Spoil :: Spoil (v. t.) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading..
Bookish :: Bookish (a.) Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books.
Squarroso-dentate :: Squarrose (a.) Having scales spreading every way, or standing upright, or at right angles to the surface; -- said of a shell..
Treading :: Treading (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trea.
Ambo :: Ambo (n.) A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian churches..
Lecturn :: Lecturn (n.) A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or read; hence, a reading desk. [Written also lectern and lettern.].
Misread :: Misread (v. t.) To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.
Read :: Read (v. i.) To learn by reading.
Pounce :: Pounce (n.) A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript..
Liverwort :: Liverwort (n.) A flowerless plant (Marchantia polymorpha), having an irregularly lobed, spreading, and forking frond..
Treadwheel :: Treadwheel (n.) A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See Treadmill..
Effuse :: Effuse (a.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells..
Dissemination :: Dissemination (n.) The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc..
Semination :: Semination (n.) The act of sowing or spreading.
Habit :: Habit (n.) The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body..
Bookstand :: Bookstand (n.) A stand to hold books for reading or reference.
Epidemical :: Epidemical (a.) Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an epidemic evil..
Reading :: Reading (a.) Addicted to reading; as, a reading community..
Tramp :: Tramp (v. i.) To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us