Associations to the word «Dismiss»
Noun
- Indictment
- Plaintiff
- Dismissal
- Defendant
- Lawsuit
- Batsman
- Wicket
- Allegation
- Shrug
- Bowler
- Complaint
- Motion
- Petition
- Prosecutor
- Inning
- Hoax
- Appeal
- Kerr
- Injunction
- Infringement
- Accusation
- Notion
- Defamation
- Claim
- Nonsense
- Attendant
- Juror
- Bowling
- Judge
- Prejudice
- Sharif
- Gesture
- Discretion
- Employer
- Filing
- Spinner
- Jurisdiction
- Fabrication
- Fallacy
- Misconduct
- Prosecution
- Ruling
- Court
- Contempt
- Tribunal
- Possibility
- Verdict
- Plea
- Libel
- Cortes
- Mussolini
- Superstition
- Hutton
- Rumour
- Veto
- Argument
- Opener
- Respondent
- Suggestion
- Cabinet
- Flick
- Pretext
Adjective
Wiktionary
DISMISS, verb. (transitive) To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
DISMISS, verb. (transitive) To order to leave.
DISMISS, verb. (transitive) To dispel; to rid one's mind of.
DISMISS, verb. (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
DISMISS, verb. (transitive) (cricket) To get a batsman out.
DISMISS, verb. (transitive) (soccer) To give someone a red card; to send off.
Dictionary definition
DISMISS, verb. Bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances".
DISMISS, verb. Cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration; "This case is dismissed!".
DISMISS, verb. Stop associating with; "They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock".
DISMISS, verb. Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers".
DISMISS, verb. End one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave; "I was dismissed after I gave my report".
DISMISS, verb. Declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.