bulwark
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
they stormed the ramparts of the city
Types & categories
- embankment hypernym
- bailey hyponym
- crenelation hyponym
- earthwork hyponym
- fraise hyponym
- merlon hyponym
- Antonine Wall instance hyponym
- Chinese Wall instance hyponym
Parts & wholes
- fortification part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
defend with a bulwark
Types & categories
- defend hypernym
Related & opposite
- breakwater derivation
- bulwark derivation
Sense 3 noun
a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
Types & categories
- barrier hypernym
Parts & wholes
- ship part holonym
Sense 4 noun
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
Types & categories
- barrier hypernym
Related & opposite
- bulwark derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bulwark |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | palisade |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | fortification |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | embankment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bailey |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crenelation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | earthwork |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | merlon |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Antonine Wall |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Chinese Wall |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | breakwater |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bulwark |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | defend |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ship |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | barrier |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bulwark |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | barrier |