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honour

 
Noun honour has 4 senses
  1. honor, honour, laurels - the state of being honored
    --1 is a kind of standing
    --1 has particulars:
     glory, glorification; fame, celebrity, renown; esteem, regard, respect; repute, reputation
    Derived form: verb honour1
  2. award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery"
    --2 is a kind of symbol
    --2 has particulars:
     trophy, prize; aliyah; academic degree, degree; pennant, crown; cachet, seal, seal of approval; citation, commendation; mention, honorable mention; letter, varsity letter; decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon; trophy; Emmy; Nobel prize; Academy Award, Oscar; Prix de Rome; Prix Goncourt
    Derived form: verb honour1
  3. honor, honour - the quality of being honorable and having a good name; "a man of honor"
    --3 is a kind of righteousness
  4. honor, honour, purity - a woman's virtue or chastity
    --4 is a kind of virtue, chastity, sexual morality
Verb honour has 3 senses
  1. honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action"
    --1 is one way to recognize, recognise
    Derived forms: noun honour2, noun honour1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe - show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
    --2 is one way to accept
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  3. honor, honour - accept as pay; "we honor checks and drafts"
    --3 is one way to accept, take, have
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
honorific honorificabilitudinity honoring honorio honorous honors honors degree honostyled honour honour code honour killings honourable honourableness honourably honoured honourned honours

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