Issue

Issue noun; pl. Issues. - a topic for "the issue of sexuality." matter, affair, subject, topic, question, point, item, thing, case, concern, theme, situation, occasion, circumstance, problem, bone of contention, controversy, argument. - a problem or "a significant technical issue was simply ignored." problem, difficulty, complication, snag, predicament, plight, hitch, catch, drawback, pitfall. headache, hiccup, hassle, pickle, fix, tight spot, how-do-you-do, job, gremlin, fly in the ointment, spanner in the works. - an instance of a series of "issue 95 of the Travellers' Companion Series." edition, number, instalment, copy, imprint, impression, version, publication. - a result or outcome of "his tenacity warranted a successful issue." result, outcome, consequence, end result, net result, upshot, effect, after-effect, aftermath, conclusion, end, denouement. - the action of flowing or coming "the issue of bodily fluids." discharge, emission, release, outflow, outflowing, outpouring, outrush, rush, flood, deluge, spurt, jet, cascade, stream, torrent, gush, flow, flux, outflux, welling, leakage, escape, drain, drainage, excretion, secretion, ejection, disgorgement, debouchment, emanation, exudation, exuding, venting, effluence, effusion. Issue verb. - to supply or distribute for use or "the captain issued his crew with prophylactics." supply, provide, furnish, arm, equip, fit out, rig out, kit out, accoutre, outfit, fit up, provision, stock, purvey, accommodate, present, invest, endow, favour. - to formally send out or make "the broadcaster issued a bulletin." send out, put out, release, deliver, publish, announce, proclaim, broadcast, promulgate, communicate, impart, purvey, circulate, spread, disseminate. - to come, go, or flow out "unpleasant odours issued from the cubicle." emanate, emerge, proceed, exude, discharge, flow, pour, gush, come, seep, ooze, spread out, be uttered, be emitted, be transmitted. - to result or be derived "the contents of the novel issue from the corpus of twentieth century literary pornography." result, follow, ensue, develop, stem, spring, arise, start, derive, evolve, proceed, emerge, emanate, flow, originate in, have its origin in, attend, accompany, be consequent on, supervene on.