auxiliary
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
someone who acts as assistant
Types & categories
- helper hypernym
- nursing aide hyponym
Related & opposite
- subsidiary derivation
- adjuvant derivation
Sense 2 adjective
functioning in a supporting capacity
the main library and its auxiliary branches
Related & opposite
- accessory derivation
- subsidiary company derivation
- auxiliary derivation
- subordinate derivation
- subordinateness derivation
- secondary similar to
Sense 3 adjective
furnishing added support
an ancillary pump
Related & opposite
- accessory derivation
- adjunct derivation
- auxiliary derivation
- appertain derivation
- supportive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subsidiary |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjuvant |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | helper |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nursing aide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accessory |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subsidiary company |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | auxiliary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | subordinateness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | secondary |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | accessory |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adjunct |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | auxiliary |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | appertain |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | supportive |