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VIEWS

"VIEWS" is a plural of: view.

Date "VIEWS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: VIEWS

DomainDefinition

Computing

Views A Smalltalk extension for computer algebra. "An Object Oriented Approach to Algebra System Design", K. Abdali et al, in Symp Symb Alg Manip, ACM 1986, pp.24-30. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: VIEWS

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

VIEWS

EnglishVisual inspection and evaluation of wide-area scenesN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: VIEWS

Synonym: Topographical views. (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: VIEWS

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Assent

Verb: assent; give assent, yield assent, nod assent; acquiesce; agree; receive, accept, accede, accord, concur, lend oneself to, consent, coincide, reciprocate, go with; be at one with; Adjective: go along with, chime in with, strike in with, close in with; echo, enter into one's views, agree in opinion; vote, give one's voice for; recognize; subscribe to, conform to, defer to; say yes to, say ditto, amen to, say aye to.

Cooperation

Side with, take side with, go along with, go hand in hand with, join hands with, make common cause with, strike in with, unite with, join with, mix oneself up with, take part with, cast in one's lot with; join partnership, enter into partnership with; rally round, follow the lead of; come to, pass over to, come into the views of; be in the same boat, row in the same boat; sail in the same boat; sail on the same tack.

Intelligence Wisdom

Wisdom, sapience, sense; good sense, common sense, horse sense, plain sense; rationality, reason; reasonableness; adj; judgment; solidity, depth, profundity, caliber; enlarged views; reach of thought, compass of thought; enlargement of mind.

Misjudgment

One-sided views, one-track mind, partial views, narrow views, confined views, superficial views, one-sided ideas, partial ideas, narrow ideas, confined ideas, superficial ideas, one-sided conceptions, partial conceptions, narrow conceptions, confined conceptions, superficial conceptions, one-sided notions, partial notions, narrow notions, confined notions, superficial notions; narrow mind; bigotry; (obstinacy); odium theologicum; pedantry; hypercriticism.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Modern Usage: VIEWS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

They don't alter their views to fit the facts (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco)

A couple of Basque separatists took exceptions to my political views. Of course, I may have said something about soccer being the world's most boring sport (The Invisible Man; writing credit: Craig Silverstein; Jonathan Glassner)

Her views on clothes, of course, would be worth a lot more, maybe a thousanddollars (Roman Holiday; writing credit: Ian McLellan Hunter)

Broadcasting beautiful views 24 hours a day: you're tuned to the Scenery Channel (Back to the Future Part II; writing credit: Ronnie Cramer)

Satan has become an embarrassment to our progressive views. (Exorcist II: The Heretic; writing credit: William Goodhart)

Lyrics

High time we made a stand and shook up the views of the common man (Sowing The Seeds of Love; performing artist: Tears For Fears)

Clever

The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Life lesson: People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

#180 Variety Views (1949)

Newsweek Views the News (1948)

#158 Variety Views (1947)

Goofy News Views (1945)

#116 Variety Views (1943)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: VIEWS

DomainTitle

Books

  • Life in Amana: Reporters' Views of the Communal Way, 1867-1935 (reference)

  • Adirondacks: Views of An American Wilderness (reference)

  • The Rub of Cultures in Modern Turkey: Literary Views of Education (Uralie and Altaic Ser.: No. 123) (reference)

  • Critical Views of September 11: Analyses from Around the World (reference)

  • Who Is a Hindu?: Hindu Revivalist Views of Animism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Other Offshoots of Hinduism (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: VIEWS

Photos:
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Photo Album: VIEWS

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

Pictured is a white adult female patient being readied for radiation therapy. She is lying on a table, covered with a white cloth. In some views, a technician is standing by the patient adjusting the radiation equipment. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Several views of the plaque of the Pierluigi Nervi International Award for Cancer Research. Dr. Vincent Devita received this award on May 15, 1985. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Full Disk Views of Io. Credit: NASA.

Sullivan Views the Earth. Credit: NASA.

Jubilant astronomers unveiled humankind's most spectacular views of the universe, courtesy of ... Credit: NASA.

The deepest views of the cosmos from the Hubble Space Telescope yield clues that the very ... Credit: NASA.

Four close-up views of the Antennae galaxies (NGC 4038/4039). Credit: NASA.

Five global views of Venus by Magellan. Credit: NASA.

Three views of Andrew on 23, 24 and 25 August 1992 asthe hurricane moves East to West. Credit: NASA.

Perspective views of Hurricane Georges nearing Florida during September1998. Credit: NASA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: VIEWS
 

"B/W views 03" by Andrea Bianchi
Commentary: "Autmnal swedish days."
"Sensational Views" by Mary Tamaki
Commentary: "New York, New York, Las Vegas."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: VIEWS

AuthorQuotation

Alexander Hamilton

The system . . . is the best that the present views and circumstances of the country will permit.

J. August Strindberg

Antipathy, dissimilarity of views, hate, contempt, can accompany true love.

J. Bobart

Think that day lost whose slow descending sun views from thy hand no noble action done.

Jean De La BruyFre

You may drive a dog off the King's armchair, and it will climb into the preacher's pulpit; he views the world unmoved, unembarrassed, unabashed.

John Adams

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

Muhammad Ali

The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

Oscar Wilde

No work of art ever puts forward views. Views belong to people who are not artists.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: VIEWS

AuthorDateQuotation

Communist Manifesto

1848

The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The Swiss Government, in their note of May 5 on this subject, have expressed various views and reservations. (reference)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

It covered exhaustively consideration of the Amendment in Congress, ratification by the states, then existing practices in racial segregation, and the views of proponents and opponents of the Amendment. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: VIEWS

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

So far from having long understood you, I have been in a most complete error with respect to your views, till this moment

Three Voices

Carroll, Lewis

Then, having wholly overthrown His views, and stripped them to the bone, Proceeded to unfold her own.

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

The universe is wider than our views of it.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: VIEWS

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Their views, therefore, may be biased. (references)

Different positions give different views of the intestines. (references)

The information presented here does not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations. (references)

Business

It views with concern Iran's support for terrorism and efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction. (references)

Authorities deny permits and quickly move to suppress demonstrations involving expression of dissenting political views. (references)

Liu had started a hunger strike to protest beatings by prison guards who wanted him to renounce his antigovernment views. (references)

Children

Greece

The Greek Helsinki Monitor and POSER, the organization that represents the views of the Romani community, challenged this statistic. (references)

Civil Liberties

Qatar

Citizens express many of their views freely and in public. (references)

Taiwan

Print media represent the full spectrum of views within society. (references)

Economic History

Nepal

Views expressed since the 1990 move to democracy are varied and vigorous. (references)

Denmark

Denmark shares U.S. views on the positive ramifications of NATO enlargement. (references)

Papua New Guinea

Its views on international political and economic issues are generally moderate. (references)

Human Rights

East Timor

UNTAET officials are cooperative and responsive to their views. (references)

Brazil

Federal officials usually are cooperative and responsive to their views. (references)

Yugoslavia

Republic officials were somewhat cooperative and responsive to their views. (references)

Indigenous People

Brazil

In granting such authorization, the Constitution stipulates that the views of the affected communities must be considered and that the communities also must "participate" in the benefits gained from such use. (references)

Minorities

Czech Republic

A small but persistent and fairly well-organized extreme rightwing movement with anti-Semitic views exists in the country. (references)

Jordan

The majority of the population views religion as central to personal identity, and religious conversions are not tolerated widely. (references)

Political Economy

Albania

The GOA is increasingly interested in the views of the business community. (references)

Italy

It is currently too early to determine his views on the use of biotechnology in agriculture. (references)

Netherlands

The D66 party combines views from left and liberal streams, while advocating political reform. (references)

Political Rights

Burma

Even limited opposition views were ignored. (references)

Dominican Republic

Congress provides an open forum for the free exchange of views and debate. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

The country is a parliamentary democracy with an active multiparty system in which a wide range of political views is represented. (references)

Trade

Kuwait

The Kuwait government views its offset program as a major vehicle for attracting foreign investment to Kuwait. (references)

Women

Lithuania

Significant inequalities in society based on gender continued, and conservative views about the role of women persisted. (references)

Singapore

Those laws allow Muslim men to practice polygyny, although requests to take additional spouses may be refused by the Registry of Muslim Marriages, which solicits the views of an existing spouse or spouses and reviews financial capability. (references)

Worker Rights

Sierra Leone

External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. (references)

Sweden

In some instances, unions even demand collective agreements regardless of the views and union status of employees. (references)

Honduras

Unions occasionally hold public demonstrations against government policies and make extensive use of the news media to advance their views. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

SCRIBBLER, n. A professional writer whose views are antagonistic to one's own.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: VIEWS

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Rush Limbaugh

Minnesota gagged the state judge with a law prohibiting judicial candidates from expressing their views on certain subjects.

Senator Carl Levin

I think there is a real difference going on there, and I'm just hoping that the president will consider the views of his top military leaders, because they're much more cautious than some of the civilians in the Pentagon.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: VIEWS

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Enough, however, is known already to afford an assurance that the views of that act have been substantially fulfilled.

James Madison

1809-1817To be ready to meet with cordiality satisfactory proofs of such a change, and to proceed in the mean time in adapting our measures to the views which have been disclosed through that minister will best consult our whole duty.

James Monroe

1817-1825Local jealousies are rapidly yielding to more generous, enlarged, and enlightened views of national policy.

John Quincy Adams

1825-1829As the outline of a project to that effect, the views presented in the report of the Secretary of War are recommended to the consideration of Congress.

Andrew Jackson

1829-1837I would also call your attention to the views I have heretofore expressed of the propriety of amending the Constitution in relation to the mode of electing the President and the Vice-President of the United States.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953The accommodation of varying views of four governments in the day-to-day civil administration of occupied territory is a challenging task.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963We have spoken about this long since and are prepared to continue to exchange views on this question with you and to find a reasonable solution.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977A strong defense posture gives weight to our values and our views in international negotiations.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Their political views are increasingly important, as demonstrated in their overwhelming condemnation of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001All of you know whatever your views are that I think this a great opportunity for America.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: VIEWS

"VIEWS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 98.51% of the time. "VIEWS" is used about 7,356 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (plural)98.51%7,2461,338
Lexical Verb (-s form)1.47%10831,306
Noun (proper)0.03%2245,945
                    Total100.00%7,356N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: VIEWS

Expressions using "VIEWS": air one's views criticize smb.'s views exchange of views exchange views have views on smth. identity of views large views they hold different views views of london wide views. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "VIEWS": world-views.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: VIEWS

Language Translations for "VIEWS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

gjasim mendimesh (identity of views). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تبادل الرأى (exchange of views). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

看法 (View). (various references)

   

Czech

  

napadnout èí názory (criticize smb.'s views). (various references)

   

Danish

  

politiske, ideologiske eller religioese overbevisninger (philosophical or religious views, political), Politiske (philosophical or religious views, political), Indholdet af denne publikation gengiver ikke nødvendigvis Fællesskabets institutioners officielle meninger.Eftertryk tilladt (The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views of the institutions of the Community.Reproduction authorized), ideologiske eller religioese overbevisninger (philosophical or religious views, political), fremlægge udtalelse fra...i sin betænkning (to set out the views of...), den berettigede interesse enhver af disse stater har i,at dens synspunkter tages i betragtning (the justified interest of any of those States in having their views considered), at styrke regeringernes solidaritet gennem harmonisering af deres synspunkter,afstemning af deres holdninger og...faelles handling (to strengthen solidarity between Governments by promoting the harmonization of their views and the alignment of their positions and ... joint action), afgive sin udtalelse (to deliver one's opinion, to make known one's views). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

wijsgerige of godsdienstige opvattingen (philosophical or religious views, political), politieke, wijsgerige of godsdienstige opvattingen (philosophical or religious views, political), politieke (philosophical or religious views, political), het standpunt van...in haar verslag uiteenzetten (to set out the views of...), het gerechtvaardigde belang dat ieder van deze Staten erbij heeft dat zijn standpunten in overweging worden genomen (the justified interest of any of those States in having their views considered), hebben een grondige gedachtenwisseling gehouden (to hold a thorough exchange of views), haar advies uitbrengen (to deliver one's opinion, to make known one's views), De inhoud van deze publikatie is niet noodzakelijk een officiële weergave van de opvattingen van de gemeenschapsinstellingen.Nadruk toegestaan (The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views of the institutions of the Community.Reproduction authorized). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

puoluekanta (political views). (various references)

   

French

  

des idées. (various references)

   

German

  

sieht (see, sees), Sichten (examine, inspect, look through, pick up, sift, sift through, sight, to sift, visibilities), gesinnung (attitude, basic convictions, cast of mind, contention, ethos, opinion, way of thinking), Aussichten (outlook), Ansichten. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

γνωμοδοτώ (to deliver one's opinion, to make known one's views), πολιτικές,φιλοσοφικές ή θρησκευτικές πεποιθήσεις (philosophical or religious views, political), ανταλλάσσω απόψεισ (exchange views), διιστάμενες απόψεις (dissenting views). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

liberális felfogás (large views), eszmecsere (colloquy, conference, exchange of views). (various references)

   

Italian

  

vedute (outlook). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

識見 (discernment, insight, opinion, pride, self-respect), 見識 (discernment, opinion, pride, self-respect). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

しきけん (discernment, insight, opinion, pride, self-respect, the right to command), しっけん (discernment, disenfranchisement, insight, loss of rights, opinion, pride, regent, self-respect), けんしき (discernment, opinion, pride, self-respect). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

전망 (Outlook, View). (various references)

   

Manx

  

loayrt mychione (air, air views, airing, comment). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iewsvay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

opiniões políticas,filosóficas ou religiosas (philosophical or religious views, political), O conteúdo desta publicação não reflecte necessariamente as opiniões oficiais das instituições da Comunidade.Reprodução autorizada (The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views of the institutions of the Community.Reproduction authorized), emitir parecer (to deliver one's opinion, to make known one's views). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

vederi largi (breadth of mind, broad gauge, broad ideas, comprehension, large views, liberality, wide views), sunt de pãreri diferite (they hold different views). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

с видами (with views of), отречься от своих взглядов (backtrack on one's views), обмен мнениями (give and take, interchange of views, showdown), недальновидность (poor judgement, short views, short-sight), здравый суждение (sane views). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

opiniones políticas, filosóficas o religiosas (philosophical or religious views, political), exponer opinión (air one's views), exponer en su dictamen la opinión de... (to set out the views of...), emitir su opinión (to deliver one's opinion, to make known one's views), el justificado interés de cada uno de esos Estados en que se tomen en consideración sus puntos de vista (the justified interest of any of those States in having their views considered), El contenido de esta publicación no refleja necesariamente las opiniones oficiales de las instituciones de la Comunidad Europea. Reproducción autorizada (The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views of the institutions of the Community.Reproduction authorized), celebrar un intercambio a fondo de opiniones (to hold a thorough exchange of views). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ser (looks, see, sees). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

görüşünü açıklamak (air one's views), düşüncelerini açıklamak (air one's views). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: VIEWS

Derivations

Words ending with "VIEWS": counterviews, interviews, overviews, preinterviews, previews, purviews, reinterviews, rereviews, reviews, televiews, worldviews. (additional references)


Misspellings

"VIEWS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: vaws, veows, vews, vieds, viers, viets, viewe, viewn, voews. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "VIEWS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "VIEWS" (pronounced vyuw"z)
4v y uw" zreviews, revues.
3-y uw" zabuse, accuse, amuse, confuse, bemuse, cues, defuse, diffuse, disabuse, ewes, excuse, fuse, Hews, hues, infuse, miscues, misuse, muse, overuse, pews, queues, recuse, refuse, reuse, skews, spews, suffuse, transfuse, use.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: VIEWS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: swive, wives.

Words within the letters "e-i-s-v-w"

-1 letter: vies, view, vise, wise, wive.

-2 letters: sei, sew, vie, vis, wis.

-3 letters: es, is, si, we.

 Words containing the letters "e-i-s-v-w"
 

+1 letter: swived, swivel, swives, swivet, waives, wavies, wivers.

 

+2 letters: reviews, swivels, swivets, viewers, waivers, waviest, weevils, wiverns.

 

+3 letters: airwaves, alewives, huswives, inweaves, lowlives, midwives, oldwives, overwise, previews, purviews, swerving, swiveled, viewiest, viewings, viewless, waviness.

 

+4 letters: disavowed, driveways, farmwives, fishwives, giveaways, goodwives, kalewives, lawgivers, overswing, overviews, overwinds, rereviews, reviewals, reviewers, semivowel, swiveling, swivelled, televiews, viewdatas, vowelizes, wingovers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Expressions
16. Translations: Modern
17. Abbreviations
18. Acronyms
19. Derivations
20. Rhymes
21. Anagrams
22. Bibliography


  

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