n.
1.something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
2.the act of submitting
3.the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else
4.the feeling of patient submissive humbleness
5.a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
6.an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter
7.(law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing
Idiom of the Day
grace (someone or something) with one's presence
to honor someone or something by being present
The Queen graced the opening of the hospital with her presence.
