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a language unit by which a person or thing is known
"his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
name(noun)a person's reputation
"he wanted to protect his good name"
name, gens(noun)family based on male descent
"he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
name, figure, public figure(noun)a well-known or notable person
"they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
name(noun)by the sanction or authority of
"halt in the name of the law"
name, epithet(verb)a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
name, call(verb)assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
"They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
name, identify(verb)give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
"Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
name, nominate, make(verb)charge with a function; charge to be
"She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
appoint, name, nominate, constitute(verb)create and charge with a task or function
"nominate a committee"
name(verb)mention and identify by name
"name your accomplices!"
mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer(verb)make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe, name(verb)identify as in botany or biology, for example
list, name(verb)give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
"List the states west of the Mississippi"
diagnose, name(verb)determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledgethe university's physics department boasts a number of name physicists
a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly knownintroduced himself and then asked what my name was
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelingsquit calling her names
outward and often deceptive indicationa celebrity who is the head of the charitable organization in name only
overall quality as seen or judged by people in generalhas a good name among fellow marine biologists
a person who is widely known and usually much talked aboutmanaged to get several names to appear at the restaurant's opening
to give a name todecided to name her new puppy "Bubbles"
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specificallyI don't want to name anyone in particular, but someone in this room fiddled with my car's radio
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or dutywas named the provost of the university
to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilitiesyou don't like my offer? Just name your price
to decide upon (the time or date for an event) usually from a position of authorityyou name the date and I'll make sure I'm there
to come to a judgment about after discussion or considerationthey finally named a date for the wedding
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