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honour in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. show respect towards
    "honor your parents!"
    respect  honor  honour  abide by  observe 
  2. accept as pay
    "we honor checks and drafts"
    honor  honour 
  3. bestow honor or rewards upon
    "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
    honor  honour  reward 
noun
  1. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    "an award for bravery"
    award  accolade  honor  honour  laurels 
  2. the quality of being honorable and having a good name
    "a man of honor"
    honor  honour 
  3. a woman's virtue or chastity
    honor  honour  purity  pureness 
  4. the state of being honored
    honor  honour  laurels 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University


honour in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (noun) High rank or respect.
  2. (noun) Dignity; reputation as a good person.
  3. (noun) An objectification of praiseworthiness or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as an award given by the state to a citizen.
  4. (noun) A privilege.
  5. (noun) The centre point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon.
  6. (noun) (context/card games) In bridge, an ace, king, queen, jack, or ten especially of the trump suit. In some other games, an ace, king, queen or jack.
  7. (noun) (golf) The right to play one's ball before one's opponent plays his.
  8. (noun) (in plural) For honours degree, a university qualification of the highest rank.
  9. (verb) To think of highly, to respect highly.
  10. (verb) To confer an honour or privilege upon (someone).
  11. (verb) To conform with, obey (e.g. a treaty or promise)
  12. (verb) To make payment in respect of (a cheque, banker's draft etc).
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