name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
Taft
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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name
Meaning 2
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Kern County, California.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Orange County, Florida.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place and industrial area in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Grand Lake Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Butler County, Missouri.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A number of places in the United States:
A locality in Mineral County, Montana.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 8
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 9
A number of places in the United States:
A community in Lincoln City, Lincoln County, Oregon.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 10
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 11
A number of places in the United States:
A city in San Patricio County, Texas.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 12
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lancaster County, Virginia.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 13
A number of places in the United States:
A town in Taylor County, Wisconsin.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 14
Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines).
A barangay of Pakil, Laguna, Philippines.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 15
Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines).
A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 16
Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines).
A municipality of Eastern Samar, Philippines.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 17
Places in the Philippines, named after William Howard Taft (a former Governor General of the Philippines).
A barangay of Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 18
To spread the end of a pipe outward so as to form a wide thin flange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing, plumbing
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noun
Meaning 19
27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: William Howard Taft, President Taft
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Broader terms: chief justice, President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive
noun
Meaning 20
United States sculptor (1860-1936)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Lorado Taft
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Broader terms: sculptor, sculpturer, carver, statue maker
History
Etymology
In the United States, many of the places established since 1909 are named after William Howard Taft.