assignment
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 duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
hazardous duty
Types & categories
- duty hypernym
- guard duty hyponym
- fatigue duty hyponym
- mission hyponym
- reassignment hyponym
- sea-duty hyponym
- shore duty hyponym
Related & opposite
- assign derivation
Sense 2 noun
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
Types & categories
- legal document hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
Types & categories
- distribution hypernym
- storage allocation hyponym
Related & opposite
- attribute derivation
Sense 4 noun
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Types & categories
- transferred property hypernym
- appanage hyponym
- land grant hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
Types & categories
- task hypernym
- school assignment hyponym
- written assignment hyponym
Related & opposite
- set apart derivation
Sense 6 noun
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
Types & categories
- decision hypernym
- nomination hyponym
- co-option hyponym
- delegacy hyponym
- ordination hyponym
- recognition hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | duty |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | guard duty |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fatigue duty |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mission |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reassignment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sea-duty |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shore duty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | legal document |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | attribute |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | distribution |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | storage allocation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deed over |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | law |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | transferred property |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | appanage |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | land grant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | set apart |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | task |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | school assignment |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | written assignment |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | assign |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | appoint |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | name |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | decision |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | nomination |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | co-option |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | delegacy |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | ordination |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | recognition |