Verb (used with object) : to dissect an idea. From Dictionary.com.
Unlike many of his earlier telecasts, Wadkins was critical of players 'mistakes, and he was not shy in dissecting their errors. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Masters finish compensates for morning shutout] Reference
Senate Republicans have objected to what they see as Diamond's limited experience in dissecting the inner workings of the national economy. From Wordnik.com. [Federal Reserve Board Gets Two New Members] Reference
Older students are taught how to read longer words by dissecting a word into smaller parts and counting how many syllables are in words. From Wordnik.com. [Children Celebrate Reading « Literacy Articles « Articles « Literacy News] Reference
A stereo microscope (also called a dissecting microscope or an inspection microscope) operates at low magnifications, usually in the 10X to. From Wordnik.com. [MAKE Magazine] Reference
His work of "dissecting" so far reminds us of the work of a six months 'student of a medical college on a Tom cat (no pun meant). From Wordnik.com. [Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated] Reference
Took chemistry and physics not biology – couldn’t deal with the idea of dissecting frogs and went off to college to study engineering. From Wordnik.com. [How would *you* strengthen science in the U.S.? - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
There was more dissecting of his racial genealogy than his game. From Wordnik.com. [Judas Just the Latest to Get Historical Makeover] Reference
Health care bloggers quickly got to work dissecting the proposals. From Wordnik.com. [Health Care Reform Round-Up: Budget review] Reference
Once in biology lab classmates threw frogs that they had been dissecting at him. From Wordnik.com. [Coming Out Now] Reference
We look forward to further dissecting this intriguing specimen in our labs very soon. From Wordnik.com. [Motorola Cliq: First impressions of the third Google Android phone] Reference
Long before it aired last week, British papers began dissecting "Desperate Housewives.". From Wordnik.com. [TELEVISION: SEX AND THE SUBURBS] Reference
The New York native relished dissecting the little games people play with the English language. From Wordnik.com. [Remember Them Well] Reference
Nothing like dissecting the entrails of the other neighborhood moms over cocktails — at noon. From Wordnik.com. [Robert hires a lawyer] Reference
Wherever they went Hillis tinkered -- building things, dissecting them and even blowing them up. From Wordnik.com. [THE MIND OF AN INVENTOR] Reference
Lawyers are now publicly dissecting records that the company has fought for years to keep secret. From Wordnik.com. [More Halcion Headaches] Reference
And she can sound like any candidate's wife when it comes to dissecting media coverage of her husband. From Wordnik.com. [Arnold's Chief Barnstormer] Reference
Dr. ORR: My wife is constantly telling me to stop looking at her hands or mentally dissecting her forearm. From Wordnik.com. [A Handy Bunch: Tools, Thumbs Helped Us Thrive] Reference
To get to that moment, though, you must wade through hundreds of pages dissecting the various Lambert lives. From Wordnik.com. [Books: The Emperor's New Prada?] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) HAMILTON: In coffee shops, at parties, even while dissecting human hearts in the anatomy lab. From Wordnik.com. [Autism Gives Woman An 'Alien View' Of Social Brains] Reference
I draw your attention to Frank Rich's excellent column yesterday dissecting the history of the mosque controversy, thus. From Wordnik.com. ['They marry their cousins'] Reference
So I asked the Lord earnestly for help, telling him that if he wanted to use me in dissecting, he must give me the ability. From Wordnik.com. [Trials and Triumphs of Faith] Reference
The result is that the "rest" are now dissecting the assumptions and narratives of the West and providing alternative views. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Rest] Reference
Many viewers pronounced her narcissistic and vapid (while carefully dissecting the impact of her stiff hair and slick makeup). From Wordnik.com. [Ready For Her Close-Up] Reference
We've spent more than 60 years dissecting Willy Loman, the character artfully sketched by Arthur Miller in Death of a Salesman. From Wordnik.com. [Redefining Failure] Reference
They both love dissecting games and talking baseball from all angles, but they usually end up at about the same spot on decisions. From Wordnik.com. [John McLaren, manager for a moment] Reference
Commentators and politicians of every stripe are dissecting the Kremlin's motives and speculating about Putin's role and intentions. From Wordnik.com. [Take Down] Reference
On television programs, the futbol pundits have been dissecting the English team and delivering cautiously optimistic pronouncements. From Wordnik.com. [Mano A Mano] Reference
Much like the U.S. media, the international press has been dissecting President George W. Bush's down-home Texan style this past week. From Wordnik.com. [Talk About Beating Around The Bush] Reference
On Wall Street, investment managers do much the same thing, dissecting companies 'financial statements in search of a stock's real worth. From Wordnik.com. [The Intelligent Investor] Reference
Four months after the whackus interruptus that concluded "The Sopranos," fans are still dissecting and debating Big Tony's vague send-off. From Wordnik.com. [Another Order of Onion Rings] Reference
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