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"
the act of issuing printed materials
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"
one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government
come out of; "Water issued from the hole in the wall"; "The words seemed to come out by themselves"
bring out an official document (such as a warrant)
circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"
a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord
the positively charged dense center of an atom
(astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail