Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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label | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tag | Yes | No | Yes | No |
label (noun) | tag (noun) |
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an identifying or descriptive marker that is attached to an object | (sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game) |
a brief description given for purposes of identification | a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser |
trade name of a company that produces musical recordings | a small piece of cloth |
a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction | a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. |
a label associated with something for the purpose of identification |
label (verb) | tag (verb) |
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distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions | provide with a name or nickname |
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom | attach a tag or label to |
assign a label to; designate with a label | touch a player while he is holding the ball |
pronounce judgment on | supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes |
attach a tag or label to | go after with the intent to catch |