term of address
apply
generic you
you-know-who
whosit
whom
indefinite pronoun
referential
what
individual
vocable
go by the name of
eponymous
eponymist
namer
generic they
what about
epithet
moniker
nominatum
compellative
anaphoric pronoun
you
metonymic
soubriquet
nickname
sobriquet
byname
eponymize
cognomen
prosopo-
miscaller
absentative
yours
pronominal
ampliatio
pronominal phrase
call
Ivan Ivanovich
what of
term of endearment
handle
singular
no changer
yobisute
uninym
epicene
eponym
answer to
anonym
whosiewhatsit
interrogative
misintroduce
eggcorn
mispronoun
misnamer
stock epithet
vocative
face
who
given name
term
definite
endonym
ser
toward
autonym
like
by name
fellow
present
plagiariser
plagiarist
literary pirate
illative
namefellow
naming
paronymy
appoint
pirate
plagiarizer
man
on first-name terms
what is your name
sayee
paleologism
euonym
I's
appellation
referential
individual
eponymous
metonymic
epicene
interrogative
vocative
present
naming
what about
what of
term of address
generic you
whosit
indefinite pronoun
what
vocable
eponymist
namer
generic they
epithet
moniker
nominatum
compellative
anaphoric pronoun
soubriquet
nickname
sobriquet
byname
cognomen
miscaller
absentative
pronominal
ampliatio
pronominal phrase
Ivan Ivanovich
term of endearment
handle
singular
no changer
yobisute
uninym
eponym
anonym
whosiewhatsit
eggcorn
misnamer
stock epithet
face
given name
definite
endonym
ser
autonym
fellow
plagiariser
plagiarist
literary pirate
illative
namefellow
paronymy
pirate
plagiarizer
man
sayee
paleologism
euonym
appellation
apply
go by the name of
eponymize
nickname
call
you
answer to
misintroduce
mispronoun
term
appoint
verb
- refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
- put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable
- ask (for something)
- coat, cover or smear a surface with
- be applicable to; as to an analysis
- give or convey physically
- avail oneself to
- ensure observance of laws and rules
- apply oneself to
noun
- Something that is addressed by what, as opposed to a person, addressed by who.
- The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
adv
- In what way; to what extent.
- Used before a prepositional phrase to emphasise that something is taken into consideration as a cause or reason; usually used in combination with 'with' (see what with), and much less commonly with other prepositions.
particle
intj
- Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
- An expression of surprise or disbelief.
- What! That’s amazing!
- What did you say? I beg your pardon?
- What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
det
- Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
- Used to form exclamations.
- Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
- Which; the ... that.
pron
noun
- A term used to characterize a person or thing.
- A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
- A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
- A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
- One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
- An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
verb
det
- Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.
- The individual or group spoken or written to.
pron
- Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
- (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
- The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
- The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
- The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
- The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
verb
noun
verb
- To name or refer to.
- Of a person, to have as one's name; of a thing, to have as its name.
- To require, demand.
- To scold.
- To rouse from sleep; to awaken.
- To jump to (another part of a program) to perform some operation, returning to the original point on completion.
- (of a fielder): To shout to other fielders that he intends to take a catch (thus avoiding collisions).
- To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to characterize without strict regard to fact.
- To request, summon, or beckon.
- To cause to be verbally subjected to.
- To state, or invoke a rule, in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- To come to pass; to afflict.
- To match the current bet amount, in preparation for a raise in the same turn. (Usually, players are forbidden to announce one's play this way.)
- To predict.
- To contact by telephone.
- To pay a (social) visit (often used with "on", "round", or "at"; used by salespeople with "again" to invite customers to come again).
- To cry or shout.
- To equal the same amount that other players are currently betting.
- (of a batsman): To shout directions to the other batsman on whether or not they should take a run.
- To stop at a station or port.
- To claim the existence of some malfeasance; to denounce as.
- To declare (an effort or project) to be a failure.
- To utter in a loud or distinct voice.
- To formally recognise a death: especially to announce and record the time, place and fact of a person’s death.
- To declare in advance.
- To request that one's band play (a particular tune).
- To lay claim to an object or role which is up for grabs.
- To tell in advance which shot one is attempting.
- To demand repayment of a loan.
- To announce the early extinction of a debt by prepayment, usually at a premium.
- To make a decision as a referee or umpire.
noun
- A short visit, usually for social purposes.
- A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate to summon the sailors to duty.
- A cry or shout.
- A reference to, or statement of, an object, course, distance, or other matter of description in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a corresponding object, etc., on the land.
- A lawyer who was called to the bar (became licensed as a lawyer) in a specified year.
- The characteristic cry of a bird or other animal.
- The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event; the floor.
- An invitation to take charge of or serve a church as its pastor.
- An instance of calling someone on the telephone.
- Need; necessity.
- The state of being the batsman whose role it is to call (depends on where the ball goes.)
- A decision or judgement.
- A statement of a particular state, or rule, made in many games such as bridge, craps, jacks, and so on.
- A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- The act of matching a bet made by a player who has previously bet in the same round of betting.
- A note blown on the horn to encourage the dogs in a hunt.
- A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.
- A beckoning or summoning.
- A visit by a ship or boat to a port.
- A pipe or other instrument to call birds or animals by imitating their note or cry. A game call.
- A work shift which requires one to be available when requested, i.e. on call.
- The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
- The act of calling to the other batsman.
noun
- A name, nickname or pseudonym.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- A point, an extremity of land.
- The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
verb
- To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- To use the hands.
- To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- To manage, control, or direct.
- To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
noun
- A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.
- That which is not general; a specific determinate instance.
adj
- Being the only one of the kind; unique.
- Referring to only one thing or person.
- Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
- Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
- Out of the ordinary; curious.
- Each; individual.
- Being only one of a larger population.
- Not equal to its own cofinality.
- Having no inverse.
adj
- Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
- Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
- Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.
- Indeterminate; mixed.
- Of a man: effeminate.
- Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
noun
verb
noun
- a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
- the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- the general outward appearance of something
- the striking or working surface of an implement
- a surface forming part of the outside of an object
- the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
- the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
- a contorted facial expression
- a specific size and style of type within a type family
- status in the eyes of others
- impudent aggressiveness
- a vertical surface of a building or cliff
verb
- deal with (something unpleasant) head on
- oppose, as in hostility or a competition
- be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to
- be opposite
- turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction
- present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
- turn so as to expose the face
- line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- cover the front or surface of
verb
adj
noun
- A computer program that emulates a physical terminal.
- Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
- A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.
- The time during which legal courts are open.
- Certain days on which rent is paid.
- Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
- The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- Relations among people.
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- A word or phrase (e.g., noun phrase, verb phrase, open compound), especially one from a specialised area of knowledge; a name for a concept.
- Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- A statue of the upper body, sometimes without the arms, ending in a pillar or pedestal.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the period during which birth usually happens (approximately 40 weeks from conception).
- One whose employment has been terminated
- Part of a year, especially one of the divisions of an academic year.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
noun
- A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
- An infraspecific name in which the specific epithet is repeated.
- A work published under the author's true name.
- The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
prep
- Used to ask for a description or opinion of someone or something
- Typical of
- Approximating
- In the manner of, similarly to
- Such as
- Similar to, reminiscent of
- As if there would be
noun
- An individual vote showing support for, approval of, or enjoyment of, something posted on the Internet.
- The stroke that equalizes the number of strokes played by the opposing player or side.
- Something that a person likes (prefers).
- Someone similar to a given person, or something similar to a given object; a comparative; a type; a sort.
adj
particle
- A delayed filler.
- Likely.
- Indicating approximation or uncertainty.
- Used to precede an approximate quotation or paraphrase or an expression of something that happened.
verb
- To prefer and maintain (an action) as a regular habit or activity.
- To be likely.
- To show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote.
- To want, desire. See also would like.
- To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- To find attractive; to prefer the company of; to have mild romantic feelings for.
- To accept as an input.
conj
adv
noun
- A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
- A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
- A companion; a comrade.
- An honorary title bestowed by a college or university upon a distinguished person (often an alumna or alumnus).
- A senior researcher or technician in a corporation, especially one engaged in research and development.
- A member of a college or university who manages its business interests.
- An animal or object.
- An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
- A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.
- A senior member of an Inn of Court.
- Originally, one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; now, a senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution.
- Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.
- A (senior) member of a learned or professional society.
- A person with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another person; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.
- A physician undergoing a fellowship (supervised subspecialty medical training) after having completed a residency (specialty training program).
- An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
- One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.
adj
- Relating to something a person is referring to in the very context, with a deictic use similar to the demonstrative adjective this.
- Located in the immediate vicinity.
- Attentive; alert; focused.
- Neither for or against (used in voting to express abstention)
- Relating to now, for the time being; current.
verb
- To come forward, appear in a particular place or before a particular person, especially formally.
- To nominate (a member of the clergy) for an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.
- To put (something) forward in order for it to be seen; to show, exhibit.
- To offer (a problem, complaint) to a court or other authority for consideration.
- To give a gift or presentation to (someone).
- To offer oneself for mental consideration; to occur to the mind.
- To give (a gift or presentation) to someone; to bestow.
- To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally.
- In omegaverse fiction, to have one's secondary sex (alpha, omega, or beta) become apparent, typically at puberty.
- To deliver (something abstract) as though as a gift; to offer.
- To hand over (a bill etc.) to be paid.
- To appear or represent oneself (as having a certain gender).
- To make clear to one's mind or intelligence; to put forward for consideration.
- To put on, stage (a play etc.).
- To come to the attention of medical staff, especially with a specific symptom.
- To appear (in a specific way) for delivery (of a fetus); to appear first at the mouth of the uterus during childbirth.
- To act as presenter on (a radio, television programme etc.).
- To point (a firearm) at something, to hold (a weapon) in a position ready to fire.
- To display one's female genitalia in a way that signals to others that one is ready for copulation. Also referred to as lordosis behaviour.
noun
verb
- To name (someone to a post or role).
- To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
- To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
- To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
- To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
noun
- the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- a male subordinate
- an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
- a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
- game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
verb
det
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