baffle
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 flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- baffle derivation
Sense 2 verb
be a mystery or bewildering to
This beats me!
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- puzzle over also see
- solve also see
- obfuscation derivation
- mystification derivation
- obfuscation derivation
- mystery derivation
- puzzle derivation
- stumper derivation
- stupefaction derivation
Sense 3 verb
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
Types & categories
- foreclose hypernym
- disappoint hyponym
- dash hyponym
- short-circuit hyponym
- ruin hyponym
Related & opposite
- double cross also see
- thwarting derivation
- frustration derivation
- frustration derivation
- obstructor derivation
- crown of thorns derivation
- thwarting derivation
Sense 4 verb
check the emission of (sound)
Types & categories
- throttle hypernym
Related & opposite
- baffle derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | baffle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | diffuser |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | puzzle over |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | solve |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | obfuscation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mystery |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | puzzle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stumper |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stupefaction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | confound |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | stump |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | riddle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | elude |
| 3 | also see | Related & opposite | double cross |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwarting |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | frustration |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | obstructor |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crown of thorns |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | thwarting |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | foreclose |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | disappoint |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dash |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | short-circuit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ruin |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | baffle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | throttle |