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subject > 15 senses
ADJECTIVE1subjectNot exempt from tax
2subject, capable, open possibly accepting or permitting
3subject, dependentUnder the power or sovereignty of another or others
NOUN1subject, topic, themeThe subject matter of a conversation or discussion
2subject, topic, issue, matterSome situation or event that is thought about
3subject, discipline, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledgeA branch of knowledge
4subject, content, depicted objectSomething (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
5subject, case, guinea pigA person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures
6subject, nationalA person who owes allegiance to that nation
7subject(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence
8subject(logic) the first term of a proposition
VERB1subjectCause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
2subjectMake accountable for
3subject, subjugateMake subservient
4subject, submitRefer for judgment or consideration
subject > pronunciation
Soundssahbjheh'kt; sah'bjhihkt
Rhymesabject, affect, aftereffect, and 64 more rhymes in ehkt at the HyperDic website...
addict, afflict, benedict / Benedict, and 21 more rhymes in ihkt at the HyperDic website...
subject > adjective 1
MeaningNot exempt from tax.
Examples"the gift will be subject to taxation"
Similar totaxable, nonexempt
subject > adjective 2
Meaning possibly accepting or permitting.
Examples"the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
Synonymscapable, open
Similar tosusceptible
subject > adjective 3
MeaningUnder the power or sovereignty of another or others.
Examples"subject peoples"
Synonymsdependent
Similar tosubordinate
subject > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe subject matter of a conversation or discussion.
Examples"he didn't want to discuss that subject"
Synonymstopic, theme
Narrowerbone of contention; precedent; question, head; keynote
Broadermessage, content, subject matter, substance
subject > noun 2, cognition
MeaningSome situation or event that is thought about.
Examples"he had been thinking about the subject for several years"
Synonymstopic, issue, matter
Narrowerblind spot; res judicata, res adjudicata; area
Broadercontent, cognitive content, mental object
subject > noun 3, cognition
MeaningA branch of knowledge.
Examples"teachers should be well trained in their subject"
Synonymsdiscipline, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge
Narroweroccultism; communications, communication theory; major; frontier; allometry; bibliotics; ology; science, scientific discipline; architecture; engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology; futurology, futuristics; humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts; theology, divinity; military science; numerology; protology; theogony
Broaderknowledge domain, knowledge base
subject > noun 4, artifact
MeaningSomething (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation.
Examples"a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
Synonymscontent, depicted object
Part ofscene, view
Broaderthing
subject > noun 5, person
MeaningA person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures. Someone who is an object of investigation.
Examples"the subjects for this investigation were selected randomly"
Synonymscase, guinea pig
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
subject > noun 6, person
MeaningA person who owes allegiance to that nation.
Examples"a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
Synonymsnational
Member ofnation, land, country, a people
Narrowercitizen; compatriot; patriot, nationalist
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
Verbssubject
subject > noun 7, communication
Meaning(grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence. The grammatical constituent about which something is predicated.
Categorygrammar
Broaderconstituent, grammatical constituent
subject > noun 8, communication
Meaning(logic) the first term of a proposition.
Categorylogic
Broaderterm
subject > verb 1, perception
MeaningCause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP
Examples"He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
Cause toexperience, undergo, see, go through
Narrowerbacterize, bacterise; vitriol; put; shipwreck; refract; expose; expose; incur
Broaderaffect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
subject > verb 2, competition
MeaningMake accountable for.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"
Broadersubmit
subject > verb 3, social
MeaningMake subservient. Force to submit or subdue.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymssubjugate
Narrowerdragoon; enslave
Broaderdominate, master
Nounssubjection; subjection; subject
subject > verb 4, communication
MeaningRefer for judgment or consideration.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonymssubmit
Narrowergive; return; relegate, pass on, submit
Broaderrefer

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