Classes
Intellectual Faculties
Modes of Communication
527. Information
Information
Nouns
information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge etc. Knowledge
publicity etc. Publication
data etc. Evidence [On one side.] . communication, intimation
notice, notification
enunciation, annunciation
announcement
communiqu_e
representation, round robin, presentment. case, estimate, specification, report, advice, monition
news etc. News
return etc. (record) Record
account etc. (description) Description
statement etc. (affirmation) Affirmation . mention
acquainting etc. v.
instruction etc. (teaching) Teaching
outpouring
intercommunication, communicativeness. informant, authority, teller, intelligencer, reporter, exponent, mouthpiece
informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective
sleuth
mouchard, spy, newsmonger
messenger etc. Messenger
cicerone, pilot, guide
guidebook, handbook
manual
map, plan, chart, gazetteer
itinerary etc. (journey) [Locomotion by land.] Journey . hint, suggestion, innuendo, inkling, whisper, passing word, word in the ear, subaudition, cue, byplay
gesture etc. (indication) Indication
gentle hint, broad hint
a word to the wise
insinuation etc. (latency) Latency. Implication . information theory. [units of information] bit, byte, word, doubleword [Comp.] , quad word, paragraph, segment. [information storage media] magnetic media, paper medium, optical media
random access memory, RAM
read-only memory, ROM
write once read mostly memory, WORM.
Verbs
tell
inform, inform of
acquaint, acquaint with
impart, impart to
make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken
transmit. let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known
publish etc. Publication
notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of. let one know, have one to know
give one to understand
give notice
set before, lay before, put before
point out, put into one's head
put one in possession of
instruct etc. (teach) Teaching
direct the attention to etc. Attention . announce, annunciate
report, report progress
bringword, send word, leave word, write word
telegraph, telephone
wire
retail, render an account
give an account etc. (describe) Description
state etc. (affirm) Affirmation . [disclose inadvertently or reluctantly] let slip, blurt out, spill the beans, unburden oneself of, let off one's chest
disclose etc. Disclosure . show cause
explain etc. (interpret) Interpretation . hint
given an inkling of
give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint
insinuate
allude to, make allusion to
glance at
tip the wink etc. (indicate) Indication
suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe
whisper, whisper in the ear. give a bit of one's mind
tell one plainly, tell once for all
speak volumes. undeceive, unbeguile
set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, disillusion one of. be informed of etc.
know etc. Knowledge
learn etc. Learning
get scent of, get wind of, gather from
awaken to, open one's eyes to
become alive, become awake to
hear, overhear, understand. come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge
reach one's ears.
Adverbs
from information received.
Phrases
a little bird told me
I heard it through the grapevine.