name day — noun the feast day of a saint whose name one bears • Hypernyms: ↑saint s day * * * noun 1. : the day of the saint whose name one bears 2. : the day under London stock exchange rules on which a ticket giving the name of the buyer of securities and … Useful english dictionary
name tag — noun a tag showing the name of the person who wears it • Hypernyms: ↑tag, ↑ticket * * * name tag UK US noun [countable] [singular name tag plural … Useful english dictionary
name brand — noun A make of an article bearing a manufacturer s distinguishing name • • • Main Entry: ↑name * * * noun, pl ⋯ brands [count] : a product that is made by a well known company clothing stores that sell name brands at low prices compare ↑brand… … Useful english dictionary
name part — noun the role of the character after whom the play is named • Syn: ↑title role • Hypernyms: ↑character, ↑role, ↑theatrical role, ↑part, ↑persona * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
name tape — noun : firmly woven cotton tape with the name of a person interwoven or printed in linear series to be divided into single name bearing segments for attachment to items (as garments) likely to require identification; also : one name bearing… … Useful english dictionary
name-calling — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : the use of opprobrious designations especially to win an argument or to induce rejection or condemnation (as of a person or project) without due and unimpassioned consideration of relevant facts the campaign degenerated into … Useful english dictionary
name-dropping — name ,drop|ping noun uncount the act of mentioning famous people you know or claim to know in order to impress other people ╾ ,name drop verb intransitive ╾ ,name dropper noun count … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
name-dropping — noun the practice of casually mentioning important people in order to impress your listener the hard thing about name dropping is to avoid being too obvious about it • Hypernyms: ↑mention, ↑reference * * * ˈname dropping noun … Useful english dictionary
name-dropping — noun Date: 1950 the practice of seeking to impress others by studied but apparently casual mention of prominent persons as associates • name drop intransitive verb • name dropper noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
name-dropping — noun the practice of casually mentioning the names of famous people one knows in order to impress. Derivatives name drop verb name dropper noun … English new terms dictionary
name-son — nameˈ son noun A male name child • • • Main Entry: ↑name … Useful english dictionary