naming (noun)
1naming and shaming — ˌnaming and ˈshaming noun [uncountable] LAW when the authorities make known to the public the names of companies that have broken the law or the rules for a particular activity: • the naming and shaming of food manufacturers which fail to comply… …
2naming ceremony — UK US noun [countable] [singular naming ceremony plural naming ceremonies] a non religious ceremony for naming a child. A religious ceremony for naming a child is a baptism or christening …
3naming — noun Naming is used before these nouns: ↑ceremony, ↑scheme …
4noun — [noun] n. [ME nowne < OFr noun, nom < L nomen, NAME] Gram. any of a class of words naming or denoting a person, thing, place, action, quality, etc. (Ex.: woman, water, New York, talking, beauty) …
5naming convention — noun A collection of rules followed by a set of names which allow users to deduce useful information, based on the names character sequence and knowledge of the rules followed; such as Manhattans East West streets being called Streets and its… …
6naming rights — noun the right to name a piece of property, either tangible property or an event, usually granted in exchange for financial considerations …
7naming ceremony — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms naming ceremony : singular naming ceremony plural naming ceremonies a non religious ceremony for naming a child. A religious ceremony for naming a child is a baptism or christening …
8naming — I noun 1. the verbal act of naming the part he failed was the naming of state capitals • Derivationally related forms: ↑name • Hypernyms: ↑speech act • Hyponyms: ↑acrophony, ↑ …
9naming — 1. adjective Associated with the process of giving a name to a person or thing. 2. noun a) A ritual or ceremony in which a name is given to a person. The newspaper has a policy against naming its sources …
10naming ceremony — /ˈneɪmɪŋ sɛrəməni/ (say nayming seruhmuhnee) noun (plural naming ceremonies) 1. a ceremony at which someone or something is officially named. 2. an occasion, usually conducted by a civil celebrant, at which a child is named, guardians (or… …
