Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) naming (the verbal act of naming) "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals"
S: (n) appointment, assignment, designation, naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position) "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
Verb
S: (v) name, call, know as, be known as (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to) "They named their son David"; "The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader"
S: (v) name, identify (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"
S: (v) name, nominate, make (charge with a function; charge to be) "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"
S: (v) list, name (give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of) "List the states west of the Mississippi"
S: (v) diagnose, name (determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis)
Adjective
S: (adj) appellative, naming (inclined to or serving for the giving of names) "the appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative function of some primitive rites"