1. word, name

2.  one of two or more words that have the same meaning

4.  the formation of words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer

6.  an abbreviation formed by combining the initial letters in words

8.  one of two or more words that are spelled alike, but have different meanings and pronunciations, such as bass voice and bass, a fish

10.  one of two or more words that are pronounced alike, but have different spellings and meanings, such as isle and aisle

12.  a word that means the opposite of another word

14.  a person for whom something, such as a city, building or street, has been named Origin of boycott after Charles C. Boycott (1832- 1897), English estate manager in Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880

15.  a person for whom something, such as a city, building or street, has been named Origin of boycott after Charles C. Boycott (1832- 1897), English estate manager in Ireland, against whom nonviolent coercive tactics were used in 1880

16.  false name; a fictitious name 

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18.  not named or identified; done by someone unknown

20.  a string of words that sounds the same as another string of words, such as gray day and grade A