churn
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
Types & categories
- vessel hypernym
Related & opposite
- churn derivation
Sense 2 verb
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
Types & categories
- stir hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
be agitated
the sea was churning in the storm
Types & categories
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | churn |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vessel |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | churn |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | cooking |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | stir |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | seethe |