n.
1.a message that is stated or declared
2.a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
3.(music) the presentation of a musical theme
4.a nonverbal message
5.the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
6.(computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
7.a document showing credits and debits
Idiom of the Day
make a laughingstock of (someone)
to do something that makes people laugh at someone
I made a laughingstock of myself when I dropped the plate of crackers at the party.