cakewalk
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake
Types & categories
- stage dancing hypernym
Related & opposite
- cakewalk derivation
Sense 2 verb
perform the cakewalk dance
Types & categories
- trip the light fantastic hypernym
Related & opposite
- cakewalk derivation
Sense 3 noun
an easy accomplishment
winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him
Types & categories
- accomplishment hypernym
Related & opposite
- trope domain usage
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cakewalk |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | stage dancing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cakewalk |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | trip the light fantastic |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | trope |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | accomplishment |