n.
1.a language unit by which a person or thing is known
2.by the sanction or authority of
3.a person's reputation
4.a well-known or notable person
5.family based on male descent
6.a defamatory or abusive word or phrase name v.
1.assign a specified, proper name to
2.give the name or identifying characteristics of
3.charge with a function
4.create and charge with a task or function
5.mention and identify by name
6.identify as in botany or biology, for example
7.make reference to
8.give or make a list of
9.determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
Idiom of the Day
leading question
a question that suggests the kind of answer that you want to hear
The lawyer asked the man a leading question when he asked him about the money. The man did not know anything about the money.
