Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun i.d.

1 sense of i.d.

Sense 1
ID, I.D. -- (a card or badge used to identify the bearer; "you had to show your ID in order to get in")
       => badge -- (an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.); "they checked everyone's badge before letting them in")
       => positive identification -- (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance; "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people")


2 of 3 senses of id

Sense 1
Idaho, Gem State, ID -- (a state in the Rocky Mountains)
       INSTANCE OF=> American state -- (one of the 50 states of the United States)

Sense 3
id -- ((psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity)
       => instinct, inherent aptitude -- (inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals")