Name
verbNoun
family based on male descent
“he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name”
Similar:GensType of:KinsfolkFamilyFolka well-known or notable person
“they studied all the great names in the history of France”
Similar:FigureType of:Personagea language unit by which a person or thing is known
“his name really is George Washington”
“those are two names for the same thing”
a person's reputation
“he wanted to protect his good name”
Type of:ReputationReputeby the sanction or authority of
“halt in the name of the law”
Type of:Sanctiona defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Similar:EpithetType of:ObloquyCalumniationDefamation
Verb
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
“They named their son David”
“The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader”
Similar:CallType of:Labelgive the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
“Many senators were named in connection with the scandal”
charge with a function; charge to be
“She was named Head of the Committee”
make reference to
“His name was mentioned in connection with the invention”
mention and identify by name
“name your accomplices!”
Type of:SetDetermineLimitgive or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
Similar:ListType of:ItemiseItemizeRecitedetermine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Similar:DiagnoseType of:ExamineStudyAnalysecreate and charge with a task or function
Type of:PlantEstablishInstituteidentify as in botany or biology, for example
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA