reads
Scans printed words
Reads is the third-person singular of read, meaning to interpret written text or other symbols.
As a noun, reads are instances of reading or interpretations: The book was a quick read.
In casual speech, a read is a sharp assessment of someone's character or situation: Her read on him was spot-on.
In drag and queer culture, to read someone is to call out their flaws with pointed wit: She read him for filth.
Passes lightly over
- browsesLooks through casually
- perusesReads with attention
- scansReads rapidly or images
- glancesSwift, passing looks
leafs · flips · surveys · glimpses · skips · scrolls · thumbnails · headlines
New and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
romance · fantasy · sci-fi · page-turner · bookworm · author · narrative · genre
Ability to read, write
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- vocabularyOne's word collection
phonics · fluency · book report · library · study · assignment · syllabus · bibliography
Speaks from memory
- narratesTells a story aloud
- performsCarries out an action
- pronouncesUtters with articulation
- articulatesExpresses in words
storytelling · audiobook · bedtime story · dictation · elocution · voiceover
What something signifies
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
nuance · connotation · context · implication · inference · analysis · between the lines · deciphers
Systematic examination of datasets
- metricsStandards for assessment
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
insights · dashboard · readout · gauge · meter · indicators · measurements · displays
skims
Passes lightly over
glances · leafs · flips · surveys · glimpses · skips · scrolls · thumbnails · headlines · previews
novel
New and unusual
- fictionImagined narrative work
- bestsellerHigh-volume publication
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
mystery · romance · fantasy · sci-fi · page-turner · bookworm · author · narrative · genre · prose
literacy
Ability to read, write
- textbookAcademic subject manual
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
vocabulary · phonics · fluency · book report · library · study · assignment · syllabus · bibliography
recites
Speaks from memory
- narratesTells a story aloud
- performsCarries out an action
- pronouncesUtters with articulation
articulates · storytelling · audiobook · bedtime story · dictation · elocution · voiceover
meaning
What something signifies
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
metaphor · nuance · connotation · context · implication · inference · analysis · between the lines · deciphers · discernment
analytics
Systematic examination of datasets
- metricsStandards for assessment
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
trends · insights · dashboard · readout · gauge · meter · indicators · measurements · displays · monitors
- engagementattention, interest, involvement, participation, interaction
- verb formsam, are, is, was, were
- Metagenomics16S rRNA, MAG, gut microbiome, binning, species identification
- RNA analysisRNA, mRNA, transcripts, transcript, gene expression
- verbsjump, be, speak, wait, do
- GenomicsDNA sequencing, genome sequencing, sequencing, genome, DNA
- reads mindsPerceives others' thoughts directly
- mind readerOne who perceives thoughts
- reading aloudSpeaking text for listeners
- reading glassesCorrective lenses for close-up
- mind readingPerceiving others' thoughts directly
- read aloudSpeak written words
read, reading, reader, unread, reread, misread, readable, readers, unreadable