Phrase Hound found 95 phrases and 37 compound words that contain reading. The most common are listed below. Open reading in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 95
- reading glassesAny type of spectacles intended chiefly to deal with the effects of presbyopia by magnifying details such as fine text.
- reading listA list of books, passages, and/or articles that are required or recommended reading as part of a course of study, project, etc.
- reading roomA dedicated space in a library, or similar institution of learning, set aside for reading.
- second readingIn the United Kingdom and various other countries, the second presentation of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof, subsequent to the initial announcement of the bill at first reading. It is the …
- reading comprehensionThe ability, or degree of ability, not only to read words at all but also to understand the meaning conveyed by collections of words (such as phrases, sentences, and documents).
- first readingIn the UK and various other countries, the initial presentation or announcement of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof. In the UK, this takes place without debate and is followed by the …
- third readingIn the UK and various other countries, the final presentation of a bill (proposed legislation) to a parliament or legislature, or chamber thereof, which takes place after the bill has passed through all its necessary prior stages …
- reading materialAnything produced for the purpose of being read; a collective term for books, magazines, newspapers, etc.; reading matter.
- speed readingThe skill of reading a text at a faster speed than average while still maintaining comprehension of the material that is read.
- I like readingIndicates that the speaker likes reading books.
- reading the carpresent participle and gerund of read the car
- reading the mailpresent participle of read the mail: To listen to CB radio conversations without taking part.
- reading the roompresent participle and gerund of read the room
- reading the tablepresent participle of read the table: To understand the emotions and thoughts of the people present, especially to determine the kind of speech or actions that would be appropriate or inappropriate.
- reading frameAny of three possible sequences of codons in which an RNA sequence could be translated.
- reading booksplural of reading book: A type of book designed for individuals who are learning to read in a particular language.
- close readingThe careful, sustained interpretation of a brief passage of a text.
- reading the greenpresent participle of read the green: To determine the slope of a golf green and to analyze its surface, in order to evaluate its effect on the golf ball as it travels toward the target.
- North ReadingA town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
- reading lightAn electric light which sheds light on reading material a person wants to read.
- reading ageOne's ability to read, measured against an average child of that age.
- reading weekA week during a university's term where no teaching takes place, generally so that students may prepare for tests.
- Reading Program
- Required reading
- palm readingpalmistry
Compound words 37
- spreadingpresent participle and gerund of spread
- mapreadingThe skill of reading a map.
- playreadingThe reading aloud of a play, without acting.
- bioreadingA measurement of the presence and properties of a living thing.
- handreadingSynonym of palmistry (“fortune-telling by lines on the hand”).
- newsreadingThe reading of the news on the radio or television.
- raudingThe combination of reading and auding.
- screenreadingThe operation of speaking information aloud from a computer display, performed by screen reader software.
- speechreadingLipreading.
- proofreadingpresent participle and gerund of proofread