English dictionary definition of:
Noun
- by the sanction or authority of
- a language unit by which a person or thing is known
- a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
- family based on male descent
- a well-known or notable person
- a person's reputation
Verb
- determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
- identify as in botany or biology, for example
- give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
- mention and identify by name
- make reference to
- give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
- create and charge with a task or function
- charge with a function; charge to be
Thesaurus
advert
appoint
call
cite
constitute
describe
diagnose
discover
distinguish
epithet
figure
gens
identify
key
list
make
mention
nominate
refer
Scrabble score for name
Scrabble score = 6
generated at 14:59:45 on 17-01-20
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