Definition: an informal right to something
Usage: his claim on her attentions; his title to fame
Similar words: right
Definition: an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
Usage: they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights; Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people- Eleanor Roosevelt; a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
Definition: an established or recognized right
Usage: a strong legal claim to the property; he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate; he staked his claim
Similar words: legal right
Definition: a right based in law
Synonyms: form of address, title, title of respect
Definition: an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
Usage: the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title
Similar words: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation
Definition: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Synonyms: title
Definition: an appellation signifying nobility
Usage: `your majesty' is the appropriate title to use in addressing a king
Similar words: appellation, appellative, denomination, designation
Definition: identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others
Synonyms: title
Definition: the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.
Usage: he looked for books with the word `jazz' in the title; he refused to give titles to his paintings; I can never remember movie titles
Similar words: name
Definition: a language unit by which a person or thing is known
Usage: his name really is George Washington; those are two names for the same thing
Synonyms: title, statute title, rubric
Definition: a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
Usage: Title 8 provided federal help for schools
Similar words: head, header, heading
Definition: a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
Usage: the heading seemed to have little to do with the text
Synonyms: title
Definition: (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action
Usage: the titles go by faster than I can read
Similar words: piece of writing, writing, written material
Definition: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
Usage: the writing in her novels is excellent; that editorial was a fine piece of writing
Synonyms: title
Definition: a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work
Usage: the novel had chapter titles
Similar words: subhead, subheading
Definition: a heading of a subdivision of a text
Synonyms: title, deed, deed of conveyance
Definition: a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
Usage: he signed the deed; he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment
Similar words: instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
Definition: (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
Synonyms: title, championship
Definition: the status of being a champion
Usage: he held the title for two years
Similar words: high status
Definition: a position of superior status
Definition: designate by an identifying term
Usage: They styled their nation `The Confederate States'
Definition: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Usage: They named their son David; The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader
Definition: give a title to
Definition: assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
Usage: They named their son David; The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader