NAME

/neɪm/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 8

Definition

noun a language unit by which a person or thing is known.
noun a person's reputation.
noun family based on male descent. — synonyms: gens
noun a well-known or notable person. — synonyms: figure, public_figure
noun by the sanction or authority of.
noun a defamatory or abusive word or phrase. — synonyms: epithet
verb assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to. — synonyms: call, know_as, be_known_as
verb give the name or identifying characteristics of. — synonyms: identify
verb charge with a function. — synonyms: nominate, make
verb create and charge with a task or function. — synonyms: appoint, nominate, constitute
verb mention and identify by name.
verb make reference to. — synonyms: mention, advert, bring_up, cite, refer
verb identify as in botany or biology, for example. — synonyms: identify, discover, key, key_out, distinguish, describe
verb give or make a list of. — synonyms: list
verb determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. — synonyms: diagnose

“I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.”
“Stop calling me names!”
“Halt in the name of the law!”