nameability
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| —n | |
| 1. | a word or term by which a person or thing is commonly and distinctively knownRelated: nominal |
| 2. | mere outward appearance or form as opposed to fact (esp in the phrase in name): he was a ruler in name only |
| 3. | a word, title, or phrase descriptive of character, usually abusive or derogatory: to call a person names |
| 4. | reputation, esp, if unspecified, good reputation: he's made quite a name for himself |
| 5. | a. a famous person or thing: a name in the advertising world |
| b. chiefly (US), (Canadian) (as modifier): a name product | |
| 6. | a member of Lloyd's who provides part of the capital of a syndicate and shares in its profits or losses but does not arrange its business |
| 7. | in the name of, under the name of using as a name |
| 8. | in the name of |
| a. for the sake of | |
| b. by the sanction or authority of | |
| 9. | know by name to have heard of without having met |
| 10. | name of the game |
| a. anything that is essential, significant, or important | |
| b. expected or normal conditions, circumstances, etc: in gambling, losing money's the name of the game | |
| 11. | to one's name belonging to one: I haven't a penny to my name |
| —vb | |
| 12. | to give a name to; call by a name: she named the child Edward |
| 13. | to refer to by name; cite: he named three French poets |
| 14. | to determine, fix, or specify: they have named a date for the meeting |
| 15. | to appoint to or cite for a particular title, honour, or duty; nominate: he was named Journalist of the Year |
| 16. | to ban (an MP) from the House of Commons by mentioning him formally by name as being guilty of disorderly conduct |
| 17. | name and shame to reveal the identity of a person or organization guilty of illegal or unacceptable behaviour in order to embarrass them into not repeating the offence |
| 18. | name names to cite people, esp in order to blame or accuse them |
| 19. | name the day to choose the day for one's wedding |
| 20. | you name it whatever you need, mention, etc |
| Related: nominal | |
| [Old English nama, related to Latin nomen, Greek noma, Old High German namo, German Namen] | |
| 'namable | |
| —adj | |
| 'nameable | |
| —adj | |
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