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Names

noun
/neɪmz/
Word Frequency: 56.8

Definitions

1.nounAny nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
"I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty."
2.nounReputation.
3.nounAn abusive or insulting epithet.
"Stop calling me names!"
4.nounA person (or legal person).
5.nounThose of a certain name; a race; a family.
6.nounA unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
7.nounAn investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
8.nounAuthority.
"Halt in the name of the law!"
9.verb(ditransitive) To give a name to.
"One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting."
10.verbTo mention, specify.
"He named his demands."
11.verbTo identify as relevant or important
"naming the problem"
12.verbTo publicly implicate.
"The painter was named as an accomplice."
13.verbTo designate for a role.
"My neighbor was named to the steering committee."
14.verb(Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
15.nounAny of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.

Synonyms

proper namebenamedesignatedubcush-cushname callingappellationsappointappointedappointmentappointmentsappoints

Rhymes With

exclaimsaimsproclaimsjamesclaimsflameshamestheory of games
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