| NOUN | person | referee, ref | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | referee, reviewer, reader | someone who reads manuscripts and judges / judges their suitability for publication | |
| person | referee | an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case | |
| VERB | competition | referee, umpire | be a referee or umpire in a sports competition |
| communication | referee, peer review | evaluate professionally a colleague's work |
| Sounds | reh.feriy' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | accessory ... worry: 201 rhymes with eriy... | |
| Meaning | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | ref | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | official | someone who administers the rules of a game / game or sport |
| Spanish | árbitro | |
| Catalan | àrbitre | |
| Verbs | refer | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision |
| referee | be a referee or umpire in a sports competition | |
| Meaning | someone who reads manuscripts and judges / judges their suitability for publication. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | reviewer, reader | |
| Narrower | scanner | someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables |
| Broader | critic | Anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something |
| Spanish | árbitro, crítico, evaluador, lector | |
| Catalan | àrbitre, avaluador | |
| Verbs | refer | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision |
| referee | evaluate professionally a colleague's work | |
| Meaning | An attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | lawyer, attorney | A professional person authorized to practice law |
| Meaning | Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | umpire | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | judge | Determine the result of (a competition) |
| Spanish | arbitrar, árbitro | |
| Catalan | arbitrar | |
| Nouns | referee | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play |
| refereeing | the act of umpiring | |
| Meaning | Evaluate professionally a colleague's work. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | peer review | |
| Broader | review, critique | Appraise critically |
| Spanish | arbitrar, criticar, revisar | |
| Catalan | arbitrar | |
| Nouns | referee | someone who reads manuscripts and judges / judges their suitability for publication |
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