costume
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
he won the prize for best costume
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Sense 2 verb
dress in a costume
We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins
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Sense 3 noun
unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place
in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume
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Sense 4 verb
furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
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Sense 5 noun
the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
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Sense 6 noun
the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
he wore his national costume
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | wardrobe |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | attire |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fancy dress |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | costume |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | attire |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | apparel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attire |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | costumier |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | performing arts |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | attire |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | costume |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | attire |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | academic costume |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | rigout |