(~s)
1.
The ~ of a story or of something that has happened is the reporting of it to other people.
Herbert sat quietly through the ~ of this saga...
N-VAR
2.
If something is ~, it shows the true nature of a person or situation.
How a man shaves may be a ~ clue to his age.
= revealing
ADJ
~ly
Most ~ly, perhaps, chimpanzees do not draw as much information from the world around them as we do.
ADV: ADV with cl, ADV with v
3.
A ~ argument or criticism is a very effective one.
The most ~ condemnation of the system was that it failed to fulfil its function.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
4.
You use there’s no ~ to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.
There’s no ~ how long the talks could drag on...
PHRASE: usu PHR wh