3,087 words and phrases · 21 topics
to choose someone for a position through a vote
organizations that respond to urgent threats to life, health, or public safety, such as fire and ambulance services
an official document or authorization allowing a person or organization to carry out a particular activity
a service organized or funded for the benefit of the community, often through government
to complete the applicable process for having one's name included on a list of voters
belonging to a very distant time in human history, especially the early civilizations
an object, image, or other work created as art
the area of a picture or view behind the main subject
A person or person-like figure represented in a story, play, or other fictional work.
Entertainment designed to make people laugh, or a work created mainly for that purpose.
To keep people interested or amused through a performance, activity, or story.
Activities, performances, or content intended to interest or amuse people.
an organized display of artworks or other objects for people to view
Stories about imagined people or events, or literature consisting of such stories.
a room or building used to display works of art
Written or oral works valued as artistic expression, such as novels, poems, and traditional stories.
A long fictional story usually written in prose and published as a book.
to present music, drama, dance, or another act for an audience
an occasion on which music, drama, dance, or another artistic act is presented to an audience
Literary expression that gives particular attention to the sound, rhythm, imagery, and arrangement of language, often in lines.
A fictional prose narrative that is much shorter than a novel and usually has a limited focus.
The people who watch, listen to, or read a performance, program, speech, or publication.
A website or section of a website containing posts that are added over time, often by an individual or small group.
To transmit an audio or video program to an audience by radio, television, or the internet.
A written response that a user adds to an online post, article, video, or discussion.
To exchange information, ideas, or feelings, or make them known to others.
The process of exchanging or transmitting information, ideas, and meaning between people or groups.
Involving people meeting or communicating while physically present together.
A language a person acquires from early childhood; a person may acquire more than one.
The title of a news story, designed to introduce its main subject and attract attention.