reference
noun [U] (LOOK AT) /ˈref.ər.əns/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
C1 a quick look at a book, piece of paper, etc. in order to find information and help: He made the whole speech without reference to the notes in front of him.Reading
(Definition of reference noun (LOOK AT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- browser noun (PERSON)
- devour verb
- dip into sth phrasal verb (BOOK)
- dyslexia noun
- dyslexic adjective, noun
- flick through sth phrasal verb
- misread verb (READ WRONGLY)
- narrate verb
- peruse verb
- pore over sth phrasal verb
- read sb's lips idiom
- reader noun (DEVICE)
- reader noun (PERSON WHO READS)
- readership noun
- reading knowledge noun
- reading noun (WRITTEN TEXT)
- riffle verb
- semiotics noun
- skim verb (CONSIDER QUICKLY)
- wade through sth phrasal verb
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