Noun Definition
subject
1.Definition: (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated
Category: General3.Definition: a branch of knowledge
"In what discipline is his doctorate?", "Teachers should be well trained in their subject", "Anthropology is the study of human beings"
Related Noun(s):bailiwick, discipline, field, study
Category: General4.Definition: a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation
"The subjects for this investigation were selected randomly", "The cases that we studied were drawn from two different communities"
Related Noun(s):case, guinea pig
Category: People5.Definition: a person who owes allegiance to that nation
"A monarch has a duty to his subjects"
Related Noun(s):national
Category: People6.Definition: some situation or event that is thought about
"He kept drifting off the topic", "He had been thinking about the subject for several years", "It is a matter for the police"
Category: General7.Definition: something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation
"A moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
Related Noun(s):content
Category: Objects8.Definition: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
"He didn't want to discuss that subject", "It was a very sensitive topic", "His letters were always on the theme of love"
Category: General