basis
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
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a relation that provides the foundation for something
they were on a friendly footing
Types & categories
- foundation hypernym
- common ground hyponym
Sense 2 noun
the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
Types & categories
- supposal hypernym
- meat and potatoes hyponym
Parts & wholes
- explanation part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the most important or necessary part of something
the basis of this drink is orange juice
Types & categories
- part hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | foundation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | common ground |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | base |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | basal |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | explanation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | supposal |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | meat and potatoes |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | part |