issue
1. an important question that is in dispute and must be settled (Freq. 23)
- the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone
- politicians never discuss the real issues
• Hypernyms:
content, cognitive content, mental object
• Hyponyms:
gut issue, hot-button issue, paramount issue, pocketbook issue, bread-and-butter issue, quodlibet
2. one of a series published periodically (Freq. 3)
- she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
• Syn:
number
• Hypernyms:
periodical
• Hyponyms:
edition
• Member Holonyms:
series, serial, serial publication
3. some situation or event that is thought about (Freq. 2)
- he kept drifting off the topic
- he had been thinking about the subject for several years
- it is a matter for the police
• Syn:
topic, subject, matter
• Derivationally related forms:
matter (for: matter), topical (for: topic)
• Hypernyms:
content, cognitive content, mental object
• Hyponyms:
area, blind spot, remit, res judicata, res adjudicata
4. the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity) (Freq. 1)
- a new issue of stamps
- the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago
• Syn:
issuing, issuance
• Derivationally related forms:
issue (for: issuing)
• Hypernyms:
provision, supply, supplying
• Hyponyms:
stock issue
5. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
- the average return was about 5%
• Syn:
return, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
• Derivationally related forms:
yield (for: yield), take (for: take), return (for: return)
• Hypernyms:
income
• Hyponyms:
economic rent, rent, payback
6. 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
• Syn:
consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, upshot
• Derivationally related forms:
eventuate (for: event), result (for: result), effect (for: effect), effectuate (for: effect), consequent (for: consequence)
• Hypernyms:
phenomenon
• Hyponyms:
offspring, materialization, materialisation, aftereffect, aftermath,
wake, backwash, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product,
byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect,
harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, outgrowth,
branch, offshoot, offset, product, placebo effect, position effect,
repercussion, reverberation, response, side effect, fallout, spillover
7. the immediate descendants of a person
- she was the mother of many offspring
- he died without issue
• Syn:
offspring, progeny
• Hypernyms:
relative, relation
• Hyponyms:
baby, bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child,
illegitimate, whoreson, child, kid, firstborn, eldest,
grandchild, successor, heir
8. an opening that permits escape or release
- he blocked the way out
- the canyon had only one issue
• Syn:
exit, outlet, way out
• Derivationally related forms:
exit (for: exit)
• Hypernyms:
opening
• Hyponyms:
outfall
9. supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
• Syn:
military issue, government issue
• Topics:
military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
• Hypernyms:
store, stock, fund
10. the becoming visible
- not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins
• Syn:
emergence, egress
• Derivationally related forms:
egress (for: egress), emerge (for: emergence)
• Hypernyms:
beginning
• Hyponyms:
eruption, dissilience
11. the act of issuing printed materials
• Syn:
publication
• Derivationally related forms:
publish (for: publication)
• Hypernyms:
printing
1. prepare and issue for public distribution or sale (Freq. 21)
- publish a magazine or newspaper
• Syn:
publish, bring out, put out, release
• Derivationally related forms:
release (for: release), issuer, publication (for: publish), publisher (for: publish), publishing (for: publish)
• Hypernyms:
publicize, publicise, air, bare
• Hyponyms:
edit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. circulate or distribute or equip with (Freq. 12)
- issue a new uniform to the children
- supply blankets for the beds
• Syn:
supply
• Ant:
recall
• Derivationally related forms:
supply (for: supply), issuer, issuing
• Hypernyms:
distribute
• Hyponyms:
unblock, unfreeze, free, release, reissue
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They issue the money to them
- They issue them the money
3. bring out an official document (such as a warrant) (Freq. 12)
• Hypernyms:
communicate, intercommunicate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. come out of (Freq. 6)
- Water issued from the hole in the wall
- The words seemed to come out by themselves
• Syn:
emerge, come out, come forth, go forth, egress
• Derivationally related forms:
egression (for: egress), egress (for: egress), emersion (for: emerge)
• Hyponyms:
pop out, radiate, leak, escape, fall,
debouch, come out, fall out
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Somebody ----s PP
5. make out and issue (Freq. 1)
- write out a check
- cut a ticket
- Please make the check out to me
• Syn:
write out, make out, cut
• Hypernyms:
write
• Hyponyms:
check
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The banks issue the check
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