brine
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
water containing salts
the water in the ocean is all saltwater
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- bromine substance meronym
- iodine substance meronym
- potassium substance meronym
- sodium substance meronym
- common salt substance meronym
- calcium chloride substance meronym
- evaporite substance meronym
Related & opposite
- fresh water antonym
- brine derivation
- briny derivation
Sense 2 verb
soak in brine
Types & categories
- souse hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
Types & categories
- solution hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | fresh water |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | brine |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | briny |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | bromine |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | iodine |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | potassium |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | sodium |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | common salt |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | calcium chloride |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | evaporite |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | water |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | red tide |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brine |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | brine |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | souse |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | brine |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | briny |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | solution |