Name - English meaning

noun

The name of another person which has been assumed by the actual author of a work; (more generally) any name assumed by someone; a pseudonym, an alias. also (occasionally): a book purporting to be by someone other than its actual author.

noun

An anonymous person or publication.

Usage examples:

As oguibe notes, these artists challenge ‘the colonial desire for the faceless native, the anonym,’…

noun

A name or title.

Usage examples:

The city fully justifies its appellation ‘the pearl of the orient’

noun

An appellation contrôlée.

Usage examples:

About 20 per cent of french wines with an appellation come from alsace

adjective

Relating to or denoting the giving of a name.

Usage examples:

The poetry in this period is marked by the use of appellative and patriotic themes.

noun

A common noun, such as ‘doctor’, ‘mother’, or ‘sir’, used as a vocative.

Usage examples:

The number following each proper name indicates the number of appellatives assigned to that person.

noun

The power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

Usage examples:

He had absolute authority over his subordinates

noun

The power to control or demand obedience from others

Usage examples:

[ u ] the police have no legal authority in these disputes., [ u ] we have to find someone in autho…

noun

The official power to make decisions for other people or to tell them what they must do

Usage examples:

The executive committee can delegate authority to the chairperson., he did not have enough authorit…

verb

Administer baptism to (someone); christen.

Usage examples:

He was baptized joshua

verb

Administer baptism to (someone); christen.

Usage examples:

He was baptized joshua

verb

Past simple and past participle of baptize

Usage examples:

[ + obj + noun ] were you baptized a catholic?

verb

Give (a baby or animal) a specified name.

Usage examples:

They called their daughter hannah

noun

A cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention.

Usage examples:

A nearby fisherman heard their calls for help

verb

Cry out (a word or words).

Usage examples:

He heard an insistent voice calling his name

verb

Past simple and past participle of call

Usage examples:

They've called the twins edward and thomas., what's that actor called that we saw in the film last …

noun

A celebrity.

Usage examples:

A tv celeb

noun

Short form ofcelebrity

noun

A famous person, especially in entertainment or sport.

Usage examples:

He became a sporting celebrity

noun

Someone who is famous, esp. in the entertainment business

Usage examples:

Hollywood celebrities turned up at laguna beach.

verb

Give (a baby) a christian name at baptism as a sign of admission to a christian church.

Usage examples:

Their second daughter was christened jeanette

verb

To call a person, esp. a baby, a christian through the ceremony of baptism and by naming the person

Usage examples:

The parents christened their second child maria., the first lady christened the ship, “uss arizona.…

verb

Give (a baby) a christian name at baptism as a sign of admission to a christian church.

Usage examples:

Their second daughter was christened jeanette

verb

Past simple and past participle of christen

Usage examples:

She's being christened in june., [ + noun ] she was christened maria., we christened him "slowcoach…

verb

Give (someone or something) a specified name.

Usage examples:

He was cleped perkyn

noun

An extra personal name given to an ancient roman citizen, functioning rather like a nickname and typically passed down from father to son, for example marcus tullius cicero.

verb

(of sums of money) be expressed in a specified monetary unit.

Usage examples:

The borrowings were denominated in us dollars

verb

To use a particular currency to do something

Usage examples:

Denominate sth in dollars/euros, etc. foreign sales are denominated in us dollars.

noun

A recognized autonomous branch of the christian church.

Usage examples:

The presbyterian community is the second largest denomination in the country

noun

A religious group whose beliefs differ in some ways from other groups in the same religion

Usage examples:

The petition was signed by clergy from over 20 protestant denominations., the machines take coins o…

noun

A unit of value stated on a coin, bank note, etc.

Usage examples:

High/large denomination notes, small/low denomination coins

abbreviation

Data encryption standard.

noun

Abbreviation for data encryption standard

noun

The action of choosing someone to hold an office or post.

Usage examples:

A leader's designation of his own successor

noun

The act of choosing someone or something for a special job, or stating that something has a particular character or purpose

Usage examples:

[ c ] associate professor is her official designation (= title).

noun

An official title or name

Usage examples:

What's her official designation now she's been promoted?, the area qualifies for designation as a s…

noun

A person considered to be important because of high rank or office.

Usage examples:

The guests included former shareholders, local dignitaries, and many of the people directly involve…

noun

A person who has an important position in a society

Usage examples:

His responsibilities included welcoming visiting dignitaries from foreign countries.

verb

Give an unofficial name or nickname to.

Usage examples:

The media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’

noun

An instance of dubbing sound effects or music.

Usage examples:

The level of the dub can be controlled manually

verb

Misplay (a shot).

verb

Give an unofficial name or nickname to.

Usage examples:

The media dubbed anorexia ‘the slimming disease’

verb

Provide (a film) with a soundtrack in a different language from the original.

Usage examples:

The film will be dubbed into french and flemish

verb

Misplay (a shot).

verb

Give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.

Usage examples:

Employees are normally entitled to redundancy pay

verb

To give someone the right to do or have something

Usage examples:

He’s entitled to his opinion even if you don’t agree with him., being over 65 entitles you to a dis…

verb

To give someone the right to do or have something

Usage examples:

Entitle sb to (do) sth the chief executive will face protest at the agm over his contract, which co…

adjective

Believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

Usage examples:

Kids who feel so entitled and think the world will revolve around them

verb

Give (someone) a legal right or a just claim to receive or do something.

Usage examples:

Employees are normally entitled to redundancy pay

noun

An adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

Usage examples:

Old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’

noun

A word or phrase used to describe someone, often as an insult

Usage examples:

A racial epithet, his stubbornness earned him the epithet “senator no.”

noun

A person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area.

Usage examples:

An expert in healthcare

adjective

Having or involving a great deal of knowledge or skill in a particular area.

Usage examples:

He had received expert academic advice

noun

A person having a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular subject

Usage examples:

He is the administration’s foreign-policy expert for eastern europe., she’s an expert swimmer.

verb

Feel or manipulate with the hands.

Usage examples:

Heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

noun

The part by which a thing is held, carried, or controlled.

Usage examples:

A holdall with two carrying handles

verb

Touch, lift, or hold

adjective

Given as a mark of respect but having few or no duties.

Usage examples:

He was elevated to the honorific status of ‘dom’

noun

A title or word implying or expressing respect.

Usage examples:

A sociolinguistic investigation of honorifics and their usage

adjective

Showing or giving honour or respect

Usage examples:

An honorific title, the "dhammapada" contains the words of the indian sage called the buddha, an ho…

noun

A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it.

Usage examples:

The alcohol content is clearly stated on the label

verb

Another term for dripstone.

noun

A piece of paper or other material that gives information about the object it is attached to

Usage examples:

The address/mailing label, follow the instructions on the label., everything we produce goes out un…

noun

A large tawny-coloured cat that lives in prides, found in africa and north-western india. the male has a flowing shaggy mane and takes little part in hunting, which is done cooperatively by the females.

Usage examples:

Three year-old male lions grow manes that vary in color from black to blond.

noun

Large gregarious predatory feline of africa and india having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

noun

A large, strong animal of the cat family from africa and asia which has yellow-brown fur, the male having a large mane (= long neck fur)

noun

A person who inspires or influences others, especially one prominent in a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

One of the luminaries of child psychiatry

pronoun

Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition.

Usage examples:

Do you understand me?

noun

(in tonic sol-fa) the third note of a major scale.

abbreviation

Maine.

noun

An important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry.

Usage examples:

The hollywood movie mogul, sam goldwyn

noun

A bump on a ski slope formed by skiers turning.

Usage examples:

A mogul field

noun

A member of the muslim dynasty of mongol origin founded by the successors of tamerlane, which ruled much of india from the 16th to the 19th century.

Usage examples:

Mogul architecture

noun

A name.

Usage examples:

His real moniker is dave kennedy

noun

A name or nickname (= informal name)

noun

A name.

noun

A person (used to express importance or elevated status).

Usage examples:

It was no less a personage than the bishop

pronoun

Some person; someone.

Usage examples:

Claire decided that she must have fallen asleep at the party, and somebody had taken her home.

pronoun

A person; someone

Usage examples:

I’d rather take care of my own kids than let somebody i don’t know raise them., you don’t have the …

noun

A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

Usage examples:

This new heat supply causes the outer layers of the star to expand and cool, and the star becomes a…

verb

(of a film, play, or other show) have (someone) as a principal performer.

Usage examples:

A film starring liza minnelli

noun

A particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.

Usage examples:

Different styles of management

verb

Archaic term for stylus (sense 2).

suffix

(forming adjectives and adverbs) in a manner characteristic of.

Usage examples:

Family-style

verb

Design or make in a particular form.

Usage examples:

The yacht is well proportioned and conservatively styled

noun

A particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way.

Usage examples:

Different styles of management

noun

A distinctive appearance, typically determined by the principles according to which something is designed.

Usage examples:

The pillars are no exception to the general style

noun

An extremely famous and successful performer or sports player.

Usage examples:

He became a superstar overnight

noun

An extremely famous person, esp. esp someone who performs or plays a sport

Usage examples:

She is definitely one of the superstars of country music.

noun

A label attached to someone or something for the purpose of identification or to give other information.

Usage examples:

He gave his pet a collar with a metal name tag

verb

Attach a label to.

Usage examples:

Mothers suspected that their babies had been wrongly tagged during an alarm at the hospital

verb

Touch (someone being chased) in a game of tag.

Usage examples:

Freeze tag is a game where one person is selected to chase and tag the others.

noun

A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.

Usage examples:

The musical term ‘leitmotiv’

verb

Another term for terminus.

noun

A period of time during which something lasts

Usage examples:

Watson’s term as chairman expired last month., he served a prison term for robbery., this budget pl…

verb

Give a descriptive name to; call by a specified term.

Usage examples:

He has been termed the father of modern theology

noun

A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.

Usage examples:

The musical term ‘leitmotiv’

noun

A fixed or limited period for which something, for example office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last.

Usage examples:

The president is elected for a single four-year term

noun

The name of a book, composition, or other artistic work.

Usage examples:

The author and title of the book

verb

Give a name to (a book, composition, or other work).

Usage examples:

A report titled the lost land

noun

A very important person.

Usage examples:

A party for 400 vips from the world of sport and showbiz

abbreviation

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (or peptide), a substance which acts as a neurotransmitter, especially in the brain and gastrointestinal tract.

adjective

Having or showing the qualities that deserve the specified action or regard.

Usage examples:

These issues are worthy of further consideration

noun

A person notable or important in a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

Schools governed by local worthies

combining form

Deserving of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

Newsworthy