| byname | (noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | Synonyms: cognomen, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet |
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| cinnamene | (noun) a colorless oily liquid; the monomer for polystyrene | Synonyms: phenylethylene, styrene, vinylbenzene |
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| enamel | (noun) any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze | - |
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| (noun) a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish | - |
| (noun) hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth | Synonyms: tooth enamel |
| (noun) a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection | - |
| (verb) coat, inlay, or surface with enamel | - |
| enamelware | (noun) cooking utensil of enameled iron | - |
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| filename | (noun) (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file | Synonyms: computer file name, computer filename, file name |
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| forename | (noun) the name that precedes the surname | Synonyms: first name, given name |
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| misname | (verb) assign in incorrect name to | Synonyms: miscall |
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| name | (noun) by the sanction or authority of | - |
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| (noun) a language unit by which a person or thing is known | - |
| (noun) a defamatory or abusive word or phrase | Synonyms: epithet |
| (noun) family based on male descent | Synonyms: gens |
| (noun) a well-known or notable person | Synonyms: figure, public figure |
| (noun) a person's reputation | - |
| (verb) determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis | Synonyms: diagnose |
| (verb) identify as in botany or biology, for example | Synonyms: describe, discover, distinguish, identify, key, key out |
| (verb) give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property | Synonyms: identify |
| (verb) assign a specified (usually proper) name to | Synonyms: be known as, call, know as |
| (verb) make reference to | Synonyms: advert, bring up, cite, mention, refer |
| (verb) mention and identify by name | - |
| (verb) give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of | Synonyms: list |
| (verb) create and charge with a task or function | Synonyms: appoint, constitute, nominate |
| (verb) charge with a function; charge to be | Synonyms: make, nominate |
| namedrop | (verb) refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them | - |
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| nameko | (noun) one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan | Synonyms: Pholiota nameko, viscid mushroom |
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| nameless | (adjective) being or having an unknown or unnamed source | Synonyms: unidentified, unknown, unnamed |
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| namelessness | (noun) the state of being anonymous | Synonyms: anonymity |
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| namely | (adverb) as follows | Synonyms: that is to say, to wit, videlicet, viz. |
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| nameplate | (noun) a plate bearing a name | - |
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| namer | (noun) a person who gives a name or names | - |
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| names | (noun) verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument | Synonyms: name calling |
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| namesake | (noun) a person with the same name as another | - |
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| nickname | (noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | Synonyms: byname, cognomen, moniker, sobriquet, soubriquet |
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| (noun) a descriptive name for a place or thing | - |
| (verb) give a nickname to | Synonyms: dub |
| ornament | (noun) something used to beautify | Synonyms: decoration, ornamentation |
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| (verb) make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. | Synonyms: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace |
| (verb) be an ornament to | - |
| ornamental | (adjective) serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose | Synonyms: cosmetic, decorative |
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| (noun) any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value | - |
| ornamentalism | (noun) the practice of ornamental display | - |
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| ornamentalist | (noun) someone who decorates | Synonyms: decorator |
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| ornamentally | (adverb) in an ornamental, nonfunctional manner | - |
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| ornamentation | (noun) the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | Synonyms: embellishment |
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| (noun) something used to beautify | Synonyms: decoration, ornament |
| (noun) the state of being ornamented | - |
| rename | (verb) assign a new name to | - |
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| (verb) name again or anew | - |
| surname | (noun) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | Synonyms: cognomen, family name, last name |
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| tournament | (noun) a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner | Synonyms: tourney |
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| (noun) a series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize | - |
| unamended | (adjective) (of legislation) not amended | - |
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| unnameable | (adjective) too sacred to be uttered | Synonyms: ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable |
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| unnamed | (adjective) being or having an unknown or unnamed source | Synonyms: nameless, unidentified, unknown |
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| unornamented | (adjective) lacking embellishment or ornamentation | Synonyms: bare, plain, spare, unembellished |
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