chime
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
Types & categories
- percussion instrument hypernym
- carillon hyponym
- handbell hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
emit a sound
bells and gongs chimed
Types & categories
- sound hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gong |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chime |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | percussion instrument |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | carillon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | handbell |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | chime in |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chime |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound |