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Synonyms: issuance, issue, issuing Definition: the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity) Usage: a new issue of stamps; the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago

Hypernyms: supply, supplying, provision Definition: the activity of supplying or providing something

Synonyms: publication, issue Definition: the act of issuing printed materials

Hypernyms: printing Definition: the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution

Synonyms: exit, issue, outlet, way out Definition: an opening that permits escape or release Usage: he blocked the way out; the canyon had only one issue

Hypernyms: opening Definition: a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made Usage: they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door

Synonyms: topic, subject, matter, issue Definition: some situation or event that is thought about Usage: he kept drifting off the topic; he had been thinking about the subject for several years; it is a matter for the police

Hypernyms: mental object, content, cognitive content Definition: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

Synonyms: issue Definition: an important question that is in dispute and must be settled Usage: the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone; politicians never discuss the real issues

Hypernyms: mental object, content, cognitive content Definition: the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

Synonyms: number, issue Definition: one of a series published periodically Usage: she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room

Hypernyms: periodical Definition: a publication that appears at fixed intervals

Synonyms: issue, egress, emergence Definition: the becoming visible Usage: not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins

Hypernyms: beginning Definition: the event consisting of the start of something Usage: the beginning of the war

Synonyms: offspring, issue, progeny Definition: the immediate descendants of a person Usage: she was the mother of many offspring; he died without issue

Hypernyms: relation, relative Definition: a person related by blood or marriage Usage: police are searching for relatives of the deceased; he has distant relations back in New Jersey

Synonyms: effect, consequence, event, issue, result, outcome, upshot Definition: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon Usage: the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise; his decision had depressing consequences for business; he acted very wise after the event

Hypernyms: phenomenon Definition: any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

Synonyms: proceeds, return, yield, payoff, take, takings, issue Definition: the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property Usage: the average return was about 5%

Hypernyms: income Definition: the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

Synonyms: release, publish, put out, bring out, issue Definition: prepare and issue for public distribution or sale Usage: publish a magazine or newspaper

Hypernyms: publicise, publicize, air, bare Definition: make public Usage: She aired her opinions on welfare

Synonyms: issue Definition: bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

Hypernyms: communicate, intercommunicate Definition: transmit thoughts or feelings Usage: He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist

Synonyms: write out, cut, issue, make out Definition: make out and issue Usage: write out a check; cut a ticket; Please make the check out to me

Hypernyms: write Definition: communicate or express by writing Usage: Please write to me every week