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| assembly |
An assembly is a group of people gathered together, usually for a specific purpose such as having a large meeting or listening to someone give a speech or a talk about some topic. [1/3 definitions] |
| conference |
A conference is a meeting that people have in order to talk about a particular topic. [1/2 definitions] |
| matter |
a topic of concern or interest. [1/5 definitions] |
| on |
Sometimes "on" is used when we are naming a topic or subject. If you read a book on making dolls, it means that you read a book about making dolls. Making dolls is the topic of the book. If you agree on a plan with your friend, the plan is the thing you are agreeing about. It is the subject of your agreement. [1/17 definitions] |
| pamphlet |
a thin book that has a paper cover, written to give information on some topic. |
| raise |
When you raise a question or topic, you bring it into a conversation. [1/8 definitions] |
| special |
a single television program that presents a particular event or topic. [1/6 definitions] |
| subject |
the topic of what is said, written, or studied. [1/11 definitions] |
| summarize |
If you summarize things you have already discussed in some detail, you talk about them again but say only the most important things about them this time. Let's say your textbook gives two pages of information about some topic. Usually, in the last paragraph, the writers summarize the information so that students understand the most important things that were said in the whole two pages. |
| survey |
an investigation that examines a wide area or topic and tries to find answers to certain questions, or a summary of an investigation like this. [1/8 definitions] |
| theme |
the main subject or topic. [1/3 definitions] |
| topic |
A topic is the thing that people are talking about when they are speaking or writing. If you and your friend are talking about fishing, then fishing is the topic of your conversation. If a book is about animals, then animals is the topic of the book. |
| well1 |
"Well" is a word we sometimes use when we are not sure what we want to say, or when we are introducing a new topic into the conversation. Also, we sometimes use "well" when we are giving a summary of the previous topic, or when we are finishing a conversation. [1/8 definitions] |
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