Term: understatement: a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: open letter: a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: fair hearing: a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: slender-tailed meerkat: a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: flathead: pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: precocious dentition: teething at an earlier age than expected
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: zinc ointment: an ointment containing zinc that is used to treat certain skin diseases
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: clammyweed: strong-scented herb common in southern United States covered with intermixed gland and hairs
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: sanhedrin: the supreme judicial and ecclesiastical council of ancient Jerusalem
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: sericulture: the production of raw silk by raising silkworms
Broader: statement: a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc | Unrelated: sufi: a Muslim who represents the mystical dimension of Islam; a Muslim who seeks direct experience of Allah; mainly in Iran