reference


Meanings

  • a remark that calls attention to something or someone;
    • "the speaker made several references to his wife"
  • a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;
  • an indicator that orients you generally;
    • "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
  • a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts;
    • "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
  • a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;
    • "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"
  • the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;
  • the act of referring or consulting;
    • "reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer"
  • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to;
    • "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"
  • (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
  • the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to;
    • "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
  • refer to;
    • "he referenced his colleagues' work"


Scrabble Score: 14

reference is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

reference is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

reference is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 16

reference is a valid Words With Friends word