area
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
it was a mountainous area
Types & categories
- region hypernym
- arena hyponym
- high country hyponym
- bed ground hyponym
- broadcast area hyponym
- center hyponym
- corner hyponym
- corner hyponym
- disaster area hyponym
- haunt hyponym
- fireside hyponym
- hunting ground hyponym
- no-go area hyponym
- no man's land hyponym
- quadrant hyponym
- quadrant hyponym
- rain shadow hyponym
- staging area hyponym
- open hyponym
- free port hyponym
- anchorage ground hyponym
- playground hyponym
- city block hyponym
- neighborhood hyponym
- retreat hyponym
- refuge hyponym
- danger hyponym
- scene hyponym
- section hyponym
- shrubbery hyponym
- space hyponym
- tank farm hyponym
- winner's circle hyponym
- Bermuda Triangle instance hyponym
Related & opposite
- areal derivation
Sense 2 noun
a subject of study
it was his area of specialization
Types & categories
Sense 3 noun
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve
in the abdominal region
Types & categories
- body part hypernym
- erogenous zone hyponym
- pressure point hyponym
- hypochondrium hyponym
- area of cardiac dullness hyponym
- epigastrium hyponym
- fovea hyponym
- parafovea hyponym
- macula lutea hyponym
- cortical area hyponym
- perineum hyponym
- side hyponym
- cleavage hyponym
- ring of color hyponym
- midriff hyponym
- waist hyponym
- pubes hyponym
- palm hyponym
- thenar hyponym
- sole hyponym
- lunula hyponym
- groin hyponym
- quick hyponym
Sense 4 noun
a particular environment or walk of life
his social sphere is limited
Types & categories
- environment hypernym
- distaff hyponym
- front hyponym
- realm hyponym
- lap hyponym
- political arena hyponym
- preserve hyponym
- responsibility hyponym
Sense 5 noun
a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function
the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- aisle hyponym
- auditorium hyponym
- baggage claim hyponym
- box hyponym
- breakfast area hyponym
- bullpen hyponym
- chancel hyponym
- choir hyponym
- nook hyponym
- courtyard hyponym
- dead-air space hyponym
- dining area hyponym
- enclosure hyponym
- goalmouth hyponym
- hideaway hyponym
- nave hyponym
- orchestra pit hyponym
- panopticon hyponym
- patio hyponym
- pit hyponym
- pit hyponym
- press gallery hyponym
- pull-off hyponym
- quadrangle hyponym
- room hyponym
- second balcony hyponym
- storage space hyponym
- threshing floor hyponym
- turnaround hyponym
Sense 6 noun
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
the area of a rectangle
Types & categories
- extent hypernym
- acreage hyponym
- footprint hyponym
- erasure hyponym
- blank space hyponym
- space hyponym
- balk hyponym
- plane section hyponym
Related & opposite
- areal derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | areal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | region |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | arena |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | high country |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bed ground |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | broadcast area |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | center |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corner |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | disaster area |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | haunt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fireside |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hunting ground |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | no-go area |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | no man's land |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quadrant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | quadrant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rain shadow |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | staging area |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | open |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | free port |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | anchorage ground |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | playground |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | city block |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neighborhood |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | retreat |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | refuge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | danger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scene |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | section |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shrubbery |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | space |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tank farm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | winner's circle |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Bermuda Triangle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | matter |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grey area |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | territory |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | body part |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | erogenous zone |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pressure point |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypochondrium |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | area of cardiac dullness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | epigastrium |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fovea |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | parafovea |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | macula lutea |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cortical area |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | perineum |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | side |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cleavage |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ring of color |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | midriff |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | waist |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pubes |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | palm |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thenar |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lunula |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | groin |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | quick |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | environment |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | distaff |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | front |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | realm |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | lap |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | political arena |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | preserve |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | responsibility |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | aisle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | auditorium |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | baggage claim |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | box |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | breakfast area |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bullpen |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | chancel |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | choir |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | nook |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | courtyard |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dead-air space |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dining area |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | enclosure |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | goalmouth |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | hideaway |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | nave |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | orchestra pit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | panopticon |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | patio |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pit |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | press gallery |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pull-off |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | quadrangle |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | room |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | second balcony |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | storage space |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | threshing floor |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | turnaround |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | areal |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | extent |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | acreage |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | footprint |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | erasure |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | blank space |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | space |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | balk |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | plane section |