Search Result for "table of contents":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start;
[syn: contents, table of contents]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.; usually in pl., Contents. 1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book. [1913 Webster] I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and the contents true, and worthy of a divine original. --Grew. [1913 Webster] 2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Strong ship's, of great content. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents. [1913 Webster] The geometrical content, figure, and situation of all the lands of a kingdom. --Graunt. [1913 Webster] Table of contents, or Contents, a table or list of topics in a book, showing their order and the place where they may be found: a summary. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

table of contents n 1: a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start [syn: contents, table of contents]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

57 Moby Thesaurus words for "table of contents": acknowledgments, back, back matter, bastard title, bibliography, blueprint, card index, catalog, catalogue raisonne, catch line, catchword, chart, colophon, contents, contents page, copyright page, dedication, diagram, endleaf, endpaper, endsheet, errata, flyleaf, folio, fore edge, foreword, front matter, graph, half-title page, head, imprint, index, inscription, introduction, leaf, makeup, outline, page, plan, preface, preliminaries, recto, reverso, running title, schema, scheme, signature, subtitle, table, tail, text, thumb index, title, title page, trim size, type page, verso