Term: historical present: the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: half-moon: the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: date bar: fruit bar containing chopped dates
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: methacrylic acid: an unsaturated acid (C4H6O2) used to make resins and plastics
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: mycrosporidia: an order in the subclass Cnidosporidia
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: taoism: a Chinese sect claiming to follow the teaching of Lao-tzu but incorporating pantheism and sorcery in addition to Taoism
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: shin guard: a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: pervasiveness: the quality of filling or spreading throughout
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: rouge et noir: a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: cavity: space that is surrounded by something
Broader: present: a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking | Unrelated: englishman: a man who is a native or inhabitant of England