noun : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a noun that is singular in form but refers to a group of people or things
  

WordNet

• noun a noun that denotes any or all members of a class
  

WordNet

• (Gram.), the name of any one of a class of objects, as distinguished from a proper noun (the name of a particular person or thing).

Webster 1913

• noun a noun that forms plurals
  

WordNet

• noun a noun that is derived from a verb
  deverbal noun.
  

WordNet

• noun a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender
  

WordNet

• (Gram.), nouns having different genders in the singular and plural numbers; as, hic locus, of the masculine gender in the singular, and hi loci and hæc loca, both masculine and neuter in the plural; hoc cælum, neuter in the singular; hi cæli, masculine in the plural.

Webster 1913

• noun a noun that does not form plurals
  

WordNet

• noun a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
  nominal phrase; nominal.
  

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• noun a noun that denotes a particular thing; usually capitalized
  proper name.
  

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• (Gram.), a name belonging to an individual, by which it is distinguished from others of the same class; opposed to common noun; as, John, Boston, America.

Webster 1913

• noun a noun that is derived from a verb
  deverbal noun.
  

WordNet

• (Gram.), a noun derived directly from a verb or verb stem; a verbal. The term is specifically applied to infinitives, and nouns ending in -ing, esp. to the latter. See Gerund, and -ing, 2. See also, Infinitive mood, under Infinitive.

Webster 1913