| honor killing | an ancient tradition still sometimes observed, a male member of the family kills a female relative for tarnishing the family image |
honor honour purity
pureness | a woman's virtue or chastity |
honor
honour | the quality of being honorable and having a good name, a man of honor |
| honor system | a system of conduct in which participants are trusted not to take unfair advantage of others, the students are on the honor system |
| point of honor | a concern that seriously reflects on your honor |
award
accolade
honor
honour
laurels | a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction, an award for bravery |
Medal of Honor
Congressional Medal of Honor | the highest U.S. military decoration awarded for bravery and valor in action `above and beyond the call of duty' |
parole
word word of honor | a promise, he gave his word |
battlefield
battleground
field of battle
field of honor field | a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought, they made a tour of Civil War battlefields |
| field of honor | the scene of a duel |
| acceptor | the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures |
bridesmaid
maid of honor | an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding |
| guest of honor | the person in whose honor a gathering is held |
honor guard
guard of honor | an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral |
| matron of honor | a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding |
honor
honour
laurels | the state of being honored |
| acceptor | (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated |
transfer RNA
tRNA
acceptor RNA
soluble RNA | RNA molecules present in the cell (in at leastvarieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA) |
honor
honour | accept as pay, we honor checks and drafts |
respect
honor honour abide by observe | show respect towards, honor your parents! |
honor
honour
reward | bestow honor or rewards upon, Today we honor our soldiers, The scout was rewarded for courageous action |