AWARD Synonyms

• Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)

• any monetary aid

• the act of providing a subsidy

• United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)

• 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)

• (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

• a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

• a right or privilege that has been granted

• let have

• give as judged due or on the basis of merit

• be willing to concede

• allow to have

• bestow, especially officially

• give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

• transfer by deed

• the state of being honored

• a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

• the quality of being honorable and having a good name

• a woman's virtue or chastity

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• show respect towards

• accept as pay

• something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

• goods or money obtained illegally

• something given as a token of victory

• of superior grade

• hold dear

• to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

• regard highly; think much of

• an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

• any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)

• put a badge on

• a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

• a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

• present someone with a certificate

• authorize by certificate

• the status of being a champion

• a competition at which a champion is chosen

• the act of providing approval and support

• an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

• a message expressing a favorable opinion

• a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

• the quantity a cup will hold

• any cup-shaped concavity

• a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

• cup-shaped plant organ

• a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

• the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green

• a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition

• form into the shape of a cup

• put into a cup

• treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

• something used to beautify

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

• a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

• a distinguishing difference between similar things or people

• an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority

• an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

• United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)

• flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

• a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas) with counties Dallas and Collin

• adorn with bands of flowers or leaves

• an expression of approval and commendation

• United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)

• any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family

• (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• enthusiastic approval

• the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged

• the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering

• approval

• coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

• (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape

• the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country

• an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid

• designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body

• a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

• payment made in return for a service rendered

• an act performed to strengthen approved behavior

• the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property

• benefit resulting from some event or action

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• strengthen and support with rewards

• act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions

• a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

• the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.

• a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work

• the status of being a champion

• a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

• an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'

• an established or recognized right

• (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action

• an appellation signifying nobility

• an informal right to something

• give a title to

• designate by an identifying term

• something given or done as an expression of esteem

• payment by one nation for protection by another

• payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence