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111read between the lines — If you read between the lines, you find the real message in what you re reading or hearing, a meaning that is not available from a literal interpretation of the words …
112read someone the riot act — If you read someone the riot act, you give them a clear warning that if they don t stop doing something, they will be in serious trouble …
113read-only — read′ on′ly adj. cmp noting or pertaining to computer files or memory that can be read but cannot normally be changed • Etymology: 1965–70 …
114read — [v1] look at and understand written word apprehend, bury oneself in*, comprehend, construe, decipher, dip into*, discover, flip through*, gather, glance, go over, go through, interpret, know, leaf through*, learn, make out*, perceive, peruse,… …
115read between the lines — ► read between the lines look for or discover a meaning that not explicitly stated. Main Entry: ↑read …
116read my lips — ► read my lips N. Amer. informal listen carefully. Main Entry: ↑read …
117read someone's mind — ► read someone s mind discern what someone is thinking. Main Entry: ↑read …
118read the Riot Act — ► read the Riot Act give a severe warning or reprimand. [ORIGIN: from the name of a former act partly read out to disperse rioters.] Main Entry: ↑riot …
119read-only memory — ► NOUN Computing ▪ memory read at high speed but not capable of being changed by program instructions …
120read-only — [rēd΄ōn′lē] adj. Comput. designating or of a file whose contents can be read or viewed, but not altered: see also ROM …