name /neɪm/
1. a language unit by which a person or thing is known; "his name really is George Washington"; "those are two names for the same thing"
synset: name
2. a person's reputation; "he wanted to protect his good name"
synset: name
3. family based on male descent; "he had no sons and there was no one to carry on his name"
4. a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
synset: name, figure, public_figure
5. by the sanction or authority of; "halt in the name of the law"
synset: name
6. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to; "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
synset: name, call, know_as, be_known_as
2. give 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"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
3. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
4. create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee"
synset: appoint, name, nominate, constitute
5. mention and identify by name; "name your accomplices!"
synset: name
6. make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
synset: mention, advert, bring_up, cite, name, refer
7. identify as in botany or biology, for example
synset: identify, discover, key, key_out, distinguish, describe, name
8. give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
9. determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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