name
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Is name a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of name?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (computing) An identifier, generally a unique string of characters.
2. (UK, finance) An investor in Lloyd's of London bearing unlimited liability.UK
verb (English)
1. (ditransitive) To give a name to.Examples: "One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting."; "I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'"; "A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well."Synonyms: benameditransitive
2. (transitive) To mention, specify.Examples: "He named his demands."; "You name it!"; "You have to pot the ball in the pocket you've named."Synonyms: nominatetransitive
3. (transitive) To identify as relevant or importantExamples: "naming the problem"transitive
4. (transitive) To publicly implicate by name.Examples: "The painter was named as an accomplice."transitive
5. (transitive, of a person) To disclose the name of.Examples: "Police are not naming the suspect as he is a minor."transitive
6. (transitive) To designate for a role.Examples: "My neighbor was named to the steering committee."Synonyms: nominatetransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary