butterfly
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
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Sense 2 verb
flutter like a butterfly
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Sense 3 noun
a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
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Sense 4 verb
cut and spread open, as in preparation for cooking
butterflied shrimp
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Sense 5 verb
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lepidopterous insect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nymphalid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ringlet butterfly |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | danaid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pierid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sulphur butterfly |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lycaenid |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | flit |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | dolphin kick |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | swimming stroke |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | spread |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flirting |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | love story |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flirt |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | masher |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | romance |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | talk |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wanton |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | vamp |