connective
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
an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences
Types & categories
- function word hypernym
- coordinating conjunction hyponym
- subordinate conjunction hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
connecting or tending to connect
connective remarks between chapters
Related & opposite
- connectivity derivation
- link derivation
- connect derivation
- connect derivation
- link up derivation
- conjunctive similar to
Sense 3 noun
an instrumentality that connects
he soldered the connection
Types & categories
- instrumentation hypernym
- attachment hyponym
- backbone hyponym
- earth hyponym
- hitch hyponym
- hookup hyponym
- jumper hyponym
- junction hyponym
- slip ring hyponym
- phone line hyponym
- temporary hookup hyponym
- coupling hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | function word |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coordinating conjunction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subordinate conjunction |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | connectivity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | link |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | connect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | connect |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | link up |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | conjunctive |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | connect |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | plug in |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | instrumentation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | attachment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | backbone |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | earth |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hitch |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hookup |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | jumper |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | junction |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | slip ring |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | phone line |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | temporary hookup |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | coupling |