dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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NOUN | 1 | name | A language unit by which a person or thing is known |
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2 | name | By the sanction or authority of | |
3 | name | A person's reputation | |
4 | name, figure, public figure | A well-known or notable person | |
5 | name, gens | Family based on male descent | |
6 | name, epithet | A defamatory or abusive word or phrase | |
VERB | 1 | name, call | Assign a specified, proper name to |
2 | name, identify | Give the name or identifying characteristics of | |
3 | name, nominate, make | Charge with a function | |
4 | name, appoint, nominate, constitute | Create and charge with a task or function | |
5 | name | Mention and identify by name | |
6 | name, identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe | Identify as in botany or biology, for example | |
7 | name, mention, advert, bring up, cite, refer | Make reference to | |
8 | name, list | Give or make a list of | |
9 | name, diagnose | Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis |
Sounds | ney'm |
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Rhymes | acclaim, aflame, aim, and 31 more rhymes in eym at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | A language unit by which a person or thing is known. |
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Examples | "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing" |
Narrower | eponym; eponym; filename, file name, computer filename, computer file name; patronymic; matronymic, metronymic; street name; street name; street name; surname, family name, cognomen, last name; middle name; first name, given name, forename; nickname; alias, assumed name, false name; pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre; misnomer; writer's name, author's name; appellation, denomination, designation, appellative; pet name, hypocorism; title; place name, toponym; signature; company name; domain name; trade name, brand name, brand, marque |
Broader | language unit, linguistic unit |
Adjectives | nominal; binomial |
Verbs | name; name; name; name |
Meaning | By the sanction or authority of. |
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Examples | "halt in the name of the law" |
Broader | sanction |
Meaning | A person's reputation. |
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Examples | "he wanted to protect his good name" |
Broader | repute, reputation |
Meaning | A well-known or notable person. |
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Examples | "they studied all the great names in the history of France" |
Synonyms | figure, public figure |
Broader | important person, influential person, personage |
Meaning | Family based on male descent. |
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Examples | "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name" |
Synonyms | gens |
Broader | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry |
Meaning | A defamatory or abusive word or phrase. |
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Examples | "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me" |
Synonyms | epithet |
Narrower | smear word |
Broader | defamation, calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job |
Meaning | Assign a specified, proper name to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody something |
Model | They name him "Bobby" |
Examples | "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader" |
Synonyms | call |
Narrower | baptize, baptise, christen; style, title; dub, nickname; rename; entitle, title; term; tag |
Broader | label |
Similar to | call; address, call |
Nouns | name; naming; namer |
Meaning | Give the name or identifying characteristics of. Refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal" |
Synonyms | identify |
Narrower | enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise; number, list; announce |
Broader | denote, refer |
Nouns | naming |
Meaning | Charge with a function. Charge to be. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody something |
Model | They name her vice president |
Examples | "She was named Head of the Committee" |
Synonyms | nominate, make |
Narrower | rename |
Broader | appoint, charge |
Nouns | naming |
Meaning | Create and charge with a task or function. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Synonyms | appoint, nominate, constitute |
Narrower | pack; co-opt |
Broader | establish, found, plant, constitute, institute |
Nouns | naming |
Meaning | Mention and identify by name. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "name your accomplices!" |
Broader | specify, set, determine, fix, limit |
Nouns | name; naming |
Meaning | Identify as in botany or biology, for example. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe |
Entails | classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate |
Nouns | name; naming |
Meaning | Make reference to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" |
Synonyms | mention, advert, bring up, cite, refer |
Narrower | commend, remember; speak of the devil; remember; quote, cite; touch on; invoke, appeal; namedrop; raise, bring up; drag up, dredge up; cross-refer |
Broader | think of, have in mind, mean |
Nouns | name; naming |
Meaning | Give or make a list of. Name individually. Give the names of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Synonyms | list |
Broader | enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise |
Meaning | Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Synonyms | diagnose |
Narrower | explore |
Broader | analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas |