ISSUE

An important question that is in dispute and must be settled

Example: "The issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"

One of a series published periodically

Example: "She found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

Some situation or event that is thought about

Example: "He kept drifting off the topic"

The act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

Example: "A new issue of stamps"

Supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

The income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

Example: "The average return was about 5%"

A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Example: "The magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"

The immediate descendants of a person

Example: "She was the mother of many offspring"

The becoming visible

Example: "Not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

An opening that permits escape or release

Example: "He blocked the way out"

The act of issuing printed materials