boomerang
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
Types & categories
- projectile hypernym
- kylie hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
Types & categories
- return hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
Types & categories
- miscalculation hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boomerang |
| 1 | domain region | Related & opposite | Australia |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | projectile |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | kylie |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | boomerang |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | boomerang |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | return |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | boomerang |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | backfire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | miscalculation |