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NAME

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

By the sanction or authority of

Example:

halt in the name of the law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):

sanction (the act of final authorization)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A language unit by which a person or thing is known

Example:

those are two names for the same thing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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"):

brand; brand name; marque; trade name (a name given to a product or service)

domain name (strings of letters and numbers (separated by periods) that are used to name organizations and computers and addresses on the internet)

company name (the name by which a corporation is identified)

signature (your name written in your own handwriting)

place name; toponym (the name by which a geographical place is known)

title (the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.)

hypocorism; pet name (a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix))

appellation; appellative; denomination; designation (identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others)

author's name; writer's name (the name that appears on the by-line to identify the author of a work)

misnomer (an incorrect or unsuitable name)

anonym; nom de guerre; pseudonym (a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role)

alias; assumed name; false name (a name that has been assumed temporarily)

nickname (a descriptive name for a place or thing)

agnomen (an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in 'Ferdinand the Great'))

assumed name; DBA; Doing Business As; fictitious name ((law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation)

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)

geographical indication; GI ((law) a name or sign used on certain products which corresponds to a specific geographical location or origin)

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)

first name; forename; given name (the name that precedes the surname)

Derivation:

name (identify as in botany or biology, for example)

name (mention and identify by name)

name (make reference to)

name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A defamatory or abusive word or phrase

Synonyms:

epithet; name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Family based on male descent

Example:

he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name

Synonyms:

gens; name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):

family; family line; folk; kinfolk; kinsfolk; phratry; sept (people descended from a common ancestor)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A well-known or notable person

Example:

she is an important figure in modern music

Synonyms:

figure; name; public figure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):

important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A person's reputation

Example:

he wanted to protect his good name

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("name" is a kind of...):

reputation; repute (the state of being held in high esteem and honor)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

Synonyms:

diagnose; name

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):

analyse; analyze; 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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Identify as in botany or biology, for example

Synonyms:

describe; discover; distinguish; identify; key; key out; name

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

"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

Derivation:

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

naming (the verbal act of naming)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

Example:

List the states west of the Mississippi

Synonyms:

list; name

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):

enumerate; itemise; itemize; recite (specify individually)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Mention and identify by name

Example:

name your accomplices!

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):

define; determine; fix; limit; set; specify (decide upon or fix definitely)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

naming (the verbal act of naming)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Make reference to

Example:

His name was mentioned in connection with the invention

Synonyms:

advert; bring up; cite; mention; name; refer

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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 favorably, 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

Derivation:

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

naming (the verbal act of naming)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property

Example:

The almanac identifies the auspicious months

Synonyms:

identify; name

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):

denote; refer (have as a meaning)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "name"):

enumerate; itemise; itemize; recite (specify individually)

list; number (enumerate)

announce (give the names of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Derivation:

naming (the verbal act of naming)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

Example:

The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader

Synonyms:

be known as; call; know as; name

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "name" is one way to...):

label (assign a label to; designate with a label)

Verb group:

call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)

address; call (greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name)

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)

refer (use a name to designate)

baptise; baptize; christen (administer baptism to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something

Sentence example:

They name him "Bobby"

Derivation:

name (a language unit by which a person or thing is known)

namer (a person who gives a name or names)

naming (the verbal act of naming)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Create and charge with a task or function

Example:

nominate a committee

Synonyms:

appoint; constitute; name; nominate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

Derivation:

naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)

Sense 9

Meaning:

Charge with a function; charge to be

Example:

She was made president of the club

Synonyms:

make; name; nominate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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

Derivation:

naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)

Credits

 Context examples: 

His bundle of names links all our little band of men together; but we call him Quincey.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Recognizing this cause-effect relationship, Kastner’s team named the resulting disease cleavage-resistant RIPK1-induced autoinflammatory (CRIA) syndrome.

(Researchers discover new autoinflammatory disease and uncover its biological cause, National Institutes of Health)

“My name is Johnson, not Yonson,” he said, in very good, though slow, English, with no more than a shade of accent to it.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

A character or string used to name, or characterize an adverse event reference.

(Adverse Event Reference Identifier, NCI Thesaurus)

A concept may also include Properties, named slots that allow attachment of external information to concepts.

(NCI Thesaurus Concept, NCI Thesaurus)

One wonders how the names of many of our nobility become so common.

(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)

I have not traced these checks yet, but I have no doubt that they were banked under that name at some provincial town where Oldacre from time to time led a double existence.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A courtesy title used before the name of a woman without making a distinction between married and unmarried status.

(Ms, NCI Thesaurus)

The name of a field together with the value of the field.

(Name-Value Pair, NCI Thesaurus)

A familiar or shortened form of a proper name.

(Nickname, NCI Thesaurus)