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Noun

S: (n) issue (issue%1:09:01::) (an important question that is in dispute and must be settled) "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"
S: (n) issue (issue%1:10:00::), number (number%1:10:00::) (one of a series published periodically) "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
S: (n) topic (topic%1:09:00::), subject (subject%1:09:01::), issue (issue%1:09:00::), matter (matter%1:09:00::) (some situation or event that is thought about) "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
S: (n) issue (issue%1:04:01::), issuing (issuing%1:04:00::), issuance (issuance%1:04:00::) (the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)) "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"
S: (n) issue (issue%1:21:01::), military issue (military_issue%1:21:00::), government issue (government_issue%1:21:00::) (supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government)
S: (n) return (return%1:21:00::), issue (issue%1:21:00::), take (take%1:21:00::), takings (takings%1:21:00::), proceeds (proceeds%1:21:00::), yield (yield%1:21:00::), payoff (payoff%1:21:02::) (the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property) "the average return was about 5%"
S: (n) consequence (consequence%1:19:00::), effect (effect%1:19:00::), outcome (outcome%1:19:00::), result (result%1:19:00::), event (event%1:19:01::), issue (issue%1:19:00::), upshot (upshot%1:19:00::) (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon) "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
S: (n) offspring (offspring%1:18:00::), progeny (progeny%1:18:00::), issue (issue%1:18:00::) (the immediate descendants of a person) "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
S: (n) emergence (emergence%1:11:00::), egress (egress%1:11:01::), issue (issue%1:11:00::) (the becoming visible) "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
S: (n) exit (exit%1:06:00::), issue (issue%1:06:00::), outlet (outlet%1:06:00::), way out (way_out%1:06:00::) (an opening that permits escape or release) "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"
S: (n) issue (issue%1:04:00::), publication (publication%1:04:01::) (the act of issuing printed materials)

Verb

S: (v) publish (publish%2:32:00::), bring out (bring_out%2:32:00::), put out (put_out%2:32:00::), issue (issue%2:32:00::), release (release%2:32:00::) (prepare and issue for public distribution or sale) "publish a magazine or newspaper"
S: (v) issue (issue%2:41:00::), supply (supply%2:41:00::) (circulate or distribute or equip with) "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
S: (v) issue (issue%2:32:01::) (bring out an official document (such as a warrant))
S: (v) issue (issue%2:30:00::), emerge (emerge%2:30:02::), come out (come_out%2:30:04::), come forth (come_forth%2:30:00::), go forth (go_forth%2:30:00::), egress (egress%2:30:00::) (come out of) "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
S: (v) write out (write_out%2:32:00::), issue (issue%2:32:02::), make out (make_out%2:32:00::), cut (cut%2:32:00::) (make out and issue) "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"