Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 12 compound words that contain readings. The most common are listed below. Open readings in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- Psychic readings
- cold readingsplural of cold reading: The technique, or an instance, of using likely guesses and assumptions, then narrowing in on any positive responses, in order to give the impression of having information about a person or event.
- palm readingsplural of palm reading: palmistry
- poetry readingsplural of poetry reading: A public oral recitation or performance of poetry.
- book readingsplural of book reading
- cross-readingsplural of cross-reading: The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous combination of ideas.
- finger-readingsplural of finger-reading: A tactile reading method of Braille characters primarily for blind or visually impaired individuals.
- first readingsplural of first reading: In 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 …
- non-readingsplural of non-reading: Not reading.
- second readingsplural of second reading: In 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 …
- third readingsplural of third reading: In 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 …
- various readingsplural of various reading: Any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text.
- variant readingsplural of variant reading: Any of the observed differences when comparing different versions of a single text.
- popcorn readingsplural of popcorn reading: A reading routine used in schools in which students are called on one by one to read a small portion of a text aloud to the class.
Compound words 12
- bioreadingsplural of bioreading: A measurement of the presence and properties of a living thing.
- bookreadingsplural of bookreading
- counterreadingsplural of counterreading: present participle and gerund of counterread
- handreadingsplural of handreading: Synonym of palmistry (“fortune-telling by lines on the hand”).
- misreadingsplural of misreading: present participle and gerund of misread
- nonreadingsplural of nonreading: Not reading.
- overreadingsplural of overreading: present participle and gerund of overread
- playreadingsplural of playreading: The reading aloud of a play, without acting.
- proofreadingsplural of proofreading: present participle and gerund of proofread
- retreadingsplural of retreading: present participle and gerund of retread