· 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"

Synonym(s): issuing, issuance

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"

Synonym(s): emergence, egress

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