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honours


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  honour 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  honour 
 
  Sense  1 
  honor,  honour,  reward 
  =>  toast,  drink,  pledge,  salute,  wassail 
  =>  ennoble,  dignify 
  =>  award,  bestow  an  award  upon 
 
  Sense  2 
  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
  =>  lionize,  celebrate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  honour 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  honour 
 
  Sense  1 
  honor,  honour,  reward 
  =>  toast,  drink,  pledge,  salute,  wassail 
  =>  give 
  =>  ennoble,  dignify 
  =>  award,  bestow  an  award  upon 
  =>  decorate 
 
  Sense  2 
  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
  =>  lionize,  celebrate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  honour 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  honour 
 
  3  senses  of  honour 
 
  Sense  1 
  honor,  honour,  reward 
  =>  recognize,  recognise 
 
  Sense  2 
  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
  =>  accept 
 
  Sense  3 
  honor,  honour 
  =>  accept  take  have 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  honour 
 
  honour  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  honour 
 
  Sense  1 
  honor,  honour,  reward 
  =>  recognize,  recognise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe 
  =>  accept 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  honor,  honour 
  =>  accept  take  have 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  honours 
  first-class  honours  degree 
  honours 
  honours  degree 
  honours  list 
 
  Grep  of  noun  honour 
  dishonour 
  honour 
  honourableness 
  honours 
  honours  degree 
  honours  list 
  lap  of  honour 
 
  Overview  of  noun  honours 
 
  The  noun  honours  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  honours,  honours  degree  --  ((Great  Britain)  a  university  degree  with  honors) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  honour 
 
  The  noun  honour  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  honor,  honour,  laurels  --  (the  state  of  being  honored) 
  2.  (1)  award,  accolade,  honor,  honour,  laurels  --  (a  tangible  symbol  signifying  approval  or  distinction;  "an  award  for  bravery") 
  3.  honor,  honour  --  (the  quality  of  being  honorable  and  having  a  good  name  "a  man  of  honor") 
  4.  honor,  honour,  purity  --  (a  woman's  virtue  or  chastity) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  honour 
 
  The  verb  honour  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  honor,  honour,  reward  --  (bestow  honor  upon  "Today  we  honor  our  soldiers") 
  2.  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe  --  (show  respect  towards;  "honor  your  parents!") 
  3.  honor,  honour  --  (accept  as  pay  "we  honor  checks  and  drafts") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  honours 
 
  The  noun  honours  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  honours,  honours  degree  --  ((Great  Britain)  a  university  degree  with  honors) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  honour 
 
  The  noun  honour  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  honor,  honour,  laurels  --  (the  state  of  being  honored) 
  2.  (1)  award,  accolade,  honor,  honour,  laurels  --  (a  tangible  symbol  signifying  approval  or  distinction;  "an  award  for  bravery") 
  3.  honor,  honour  --  (the  quality  of  being  honorable  and  having  a  good  name  "a  man  of  honor") 
  4.  honor,  honour,  purity  --  (a  woman's  virtue  or  chastity) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  honour 
 
  The  verb  honour  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  honor,  honour,  reward  --  (bestow  honor  upon  "Today  we  honor  our  soldiers") 
  2.  respect,  honor,  honour,  abide  by  observe  --  (show  respect  towards;  "honor  your  parents!") 
  3.  honor,  honour  --  (accept  as  pay  "we  honor  checks  and  drafts") 



honours definition