name
1. a language unit by which a person or thing is known (Freq. 94)
- his name really is George Washington
- those are two names for the same thing
• Hypernyms:
language unit, linguistic unit
• Hyponyms:
agnomen, assumed name, fictitious name, Doing Business As, DBA,
eponym, filename, file name, computer filename, computer file name, patronymic,
patronym, matronymic, metronymic, street name, surname, family name,
cognomen, last name, middle name, first name, given name, forename,
nickname, alias, 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,
toponym, company name, domain name, trade name, brand name,
brand, marque
2. a person's reputation (Freq. 6)
- he wanted to protect his good name
• Hypernyms:
repute, reputation
3. family based on male descent (Freq. 2)
- he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name
• Syn:
gens
• Hypernyms:
family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk,
sept, phratry
4. a well-known or notable person (Freq. 1)
- they studied all the great names in the history of France
- she is an important figure in modern music
• Syn:
figure, public figure
• Hypernyms:
important person, influential person, personage
5. by the sanction or authority of (Freq. 1)
- halt in the name of the law
• Hypernyms:
sanction
6. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
• Syn:
epithet
• Hypernyms:
defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
• Hyponyms:
smear word
1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to (Freq. 31)
- They named their son David
- The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
• Syn:
call
• Derivationally related forms:
namer, naming
• Hypernyms:
label
• Hyponyms:
baptize, baptise, christen, refer, style,
style, dub, nickname, rename, entitle,
term, tag
• Verb Group:
call, address
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- They name him "Bobby"
2. give the name or identifying characteristics of;
refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (Freq. 6)
- Many senators were named in connection with the scandal
- The almanac identifies the auspicious months
• Syn:
identify
• Derivationally related forms:
identification (for: identify), identity (for: identify), naming
• Hypernyms:
denote, refer
• Hyponyms:
enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise, number,
list, announce
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. charge with a function;
charge to be (Freq. 5)
- She was named Head of the Committee
- She was made president of the club
• Syn:
nominate, make
• Derivationally related forms:
nominative (for: nominate), nomination (for: nominate), naming
• Hypernyms:
appoint, charge
• Hyponyms:
rename
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- They name her vice president
4. create and charge with a task or function (Freq. 4)
- nominate a committee
• Syn:
appoint, nominate, constitute
• Derivationally related forms:
nominative (for: nominate), nomination (for: nominate), naming, appointive (for: appoint), appointee (for: appoint)
• Hypernyms:
establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
• Hyponyms:
pack, co-opt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. mention and identify by name (Freq. 4)
- name your accomplices!
• Derivationally related forms:
naming
• Hypernyms:
specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. make reference to (Freq. 2)
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
• Syn:
mention, advert, bring up, cite, refer
• Derivationally related forms:
reference (for: refer), naming, citation (for: cite), mention (for: mention), mentioner (for: mention)
• Hypernyms:
think of, have in mind, mean
• Hyponyms:
commend, remember, speak of the devil, quote, cite,
touch on, invoke, appeal, namedrop, raise, bring up,
drag up, dredge up, cross-refer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Something is ----ing PP (for: refer)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: refer)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: advert)
7. identify as in botany or biology, for example (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
identify, discover, key, key out, distinguish, describe
• Derivationally related forms:
naming, identifiable (for: identify), identification (for: identify), identity (for: identify)
• Entailment:
classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
8. give or make a list of;
name individually;
give the names of
- List the states west of the Mississippi
• Syn:
list
• Derivationally related forms:
list (for: list), lister (for: list), listing (for: list)
• Hypernyms:
enumerate, recite, itemize, itemise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
9. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
• Syn:
diagnose
• Derivationally related forms:
diagnosis (for: diagnose), diagnosing (for: diagnose)
• Hypernyms:
analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
• Hyponyms:
explore
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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