Dictionary entry details
• NAME (noun)
Meaning:
A language unit by which a person or thing is known
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context examples:
his name really is George Washington / those are two names for the same thing
Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):
language unit; linguistic unit (one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "name"):
agnomen (an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in 'Ferdinand the Great'))
anonym; nom de guerre; pseudonym (a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role)
misnomer (an incorrect or unsuitable name)
author's name; writer's name (the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work)
appellation; appellative; denomination; designation (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)
hypocorism; pet name (a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix))
title (the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.)
place name; toponym (the name by which a geographical place is known)
signature (your name written in your own handwriting)
company name (the name by which a corporation is identified)
domain name (strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet)
alias; assumed name; false name (a name that has been assumed temporarily)
nickname (a descriptive name for a place or thing)
first name; forename; given name (the name that precedes the surname)
eponym (the name derived from a person (real or imaginary))
eponym (the person for whom something is named)
computer file name; computer filename; file name; filename ((computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file)
patronym; patronymic (a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor))
matronymic; metronymic (a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor)
street name (the name of a street)
street name (the name of a brokerage firm in which stock is held on behalf of a customer)
street name (slang for something (especially for an illegal drug))
cognomen; family name; last name; surname (the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name))
middle name (a name between your first name and your surname)
brand; brand name; marque; trade name (a name given to a product or service)
Meaning:
By the sanction or authority of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
halt in the name of the law
Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):
sanction (the act of final authorization)
Meaning:
A person's reputation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
he wanted to protect his good name
Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):
reputation; repute (the state of being held in high esteem and honor)
Meaning:
A well-known or notable person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
public figure; name; figure
Context examples:
they studied all the great names in the history of France / she is an important figure in modern music
Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):
important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)
Meaning:
Family based on male descent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
gens; name
Context example:
he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name
Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):
family; family line; folk; kinfolk; kinsfolk; phratry; sept (people descended from a common ancestor)
Meaning:
A defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
epithet; name
Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):
calumniation; calumny; defamation; hatchet job; obloquy; traducement (a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "name"):
smear word (an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation)
• NAME (verb)
Meaning:
Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
call; name
Context examples:
They named their son David / The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
label (assign a label to; designate with a label)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "name"):
tag (provide with a name or nickname)
term (name formally or designate with a term)
entitle; title (give a title to)
rename (assign a new name to)
dub; nickname (give a nickname to)
style; title (designate by an identifying term)
baptise; baptize; christen (administer baptism to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
Sentence example:
They name him "Bobby"
Meaning:
Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
name; identify
Context examples:
Many senators were named in connection with the scandal / The almanac identifies the auspicious months
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
denote; refer (have as a meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "name"):
announce (give the names of)
list; number (enumerate)
enumerate; itemise; itemize; recite (specify individually)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Charge with a function; charge to be
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
name; nominate; make
Context examples:
She was named Head of the Committee / She was made president of the club
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
appoint; charge (assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "name"):
rename (name again or anew)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Sentence example:
They name her vice president
Meaning:
Create and charge with a task or function
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
appoint; constitute; nominate; name
Context example:
nominate a committee
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
constitute; establish; found; institute; plant (set up or lay the groundwork for)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "name"):
pack (set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome)
co-opt (appoint summarily or commandeer)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Mention and identify by name
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
name your accomplices!
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
determine; fix; limit; set; specify (decide upon or fix definitely)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Identify as in botany or biology, for example
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
key; key out; describe; distinguish; identify; name; discover
"Name" entails doing...:
assort; class; classify; separate; sort; sort out (arrange or order by classes or categories)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make reference to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
cite; mention; refer; advert; bring up; name
Context example:
His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
have in mind; mean; think of (intend to refer to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "name"):
cross-refer (refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists)
drag up; dredge up (mention something unpleasant from the past)
bring up; raise (put forward for consideration or discussion)
namedrop (refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them)
appeal; invoke (cite as an authority; resort to)
touch on (refer to or discuss briefly)
cite; quote (refer to for illustration or proof)
remember (mention favourably, as in prayer)
speak of the devil (mention someone's name who just then appears)
commend; remember (mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
list; name
Context example:
List the states west of the Mississippi
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
enumerate; itemise; itemize; recite (specify individually)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
diagnose; name
Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):
analyse; analyze; canvas; canvass; examine; study (consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "name"):
explore (examine minutely)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
