- name names
- idi to specify or accuse people by name
From formal English to slang. 2014.
name names
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name names — To give specific names, esp so as to accuse or blame the people thus named • • • Main Entry: ↑name * * * name names phrase to state publicly the names of people involved in something dishonest or illegal a witness willing to name names Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
name names — ► name names mention specific names, especially in accusation. Main Entry: ↑name … English terms dictionary
name names — to state publicly the names of people involved in something dishonest or illegal a witness willing to name names … English dictionary
name names — to say who is doing something bad or illegal. She swears she will never name names, even if she were offered a reward … New idioms dictionary
name names — mention specific names, especially in accusation. → name … English new terms dictionary
name — ► NOUN 1) a word or words by which someone or something is known, addressed, or referred to. 2) a famous person. 3) a reputation, especially a good one: he made a name for himself in the theatre. 4) (in the UK) an insurance underwriter belonging… … English terms dictionary
name — [nām] n. [ME < OE nama, akin to Ger name < IE base * (o)nomṇ > L nomen, Gr onoma, onyma] 1. a word or phrase by which a person, thing, or class of things is known, called, or spoken to or of; appellation; title 2. a word or words… … English World dictionary
name — namer, n. /naym/, n., v., named, naming, adj. n. 1. a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known. 2. mere designation, as distinguished from fact:… … Universalium
Name — For other uses, see Name (disambiguation). Ceremonies, such as baptism, can be used to give names. A name is a word or term used for identification. Names can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a … Wikipedia
Names of Japan — Land of the Rising Sun redirects here. For other uses, see Land of the Rising Sun (disambiguation). There are many names of Japan in the English, Japanese, and other languages. The word Japan (or Japon ) is an exonym, and is used (in one form or… … Wikipedia
