Dictionary Check: subject

"subject" is a valid word!

Scrabble 18 points
Words with Friends 23 points

Definition

adjective

possibly accepting or permitting

Example: "a passage capable of misinterpretation"
Synonyms:
adjective

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

Example: "subject peoples"
Synonyms:
adjective

likely to be affected by something

Example: "the bond is subject to taxation"
noun

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

Example: "he didn't want to discuss that subject"
Synonyms:
noun

something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

Example: "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
noun

a branch of knowledge

Example: "in what discipline is his doctorate?"

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