· an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"
Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object
· one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
Synonym(s): number
Hypernym(s): periodical
· some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
Synonym(s): topic, subject, matter
Hypernym(s): content, cognitive_content, mental_object
· the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"
Hypernym(s): provision, supply, supplying
· supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
Synonym(s): military_issue, government_issue
Hypernym(s): store, stock, fund
· the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
Synonym(s): return, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
Hypernym(s): income
· a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
Synonym(s): consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, upshot
Hypernym(s): phenomenon
· the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Synonym(s): offspring, progeny
Hypernym(s): relative, relation
· the becoming visible; "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"
Hypernym(s): beginning
· an opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"
Synonym(s): exit, outlet, way_out
Hypernym(s): opening
· the act of issuing printed materials
Synonym(s): publication
Hypernym(s): printing
· prepare and issue for public distribution or sale; "publish a magazine or newspaper"
Synonym(s): publish, bring_out, put_out, release
Hypernym(s): publicize, publicise, air, bare
· circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
Synonym(s): supply
Hypernym(s): distribute
Antonym(s): recall
· bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
Hypernym(s): communicate, intercommunicate
· come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
Synonym(s): emerge, come_out, come_forth, go_forth, egress
· make out and issue; "write out a check"; "cut a ticket"; "Please make the check out to me"
Synonym(s): write_out, make_out, cut
Hypernym(s): write