cuss
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a persistently annoying person
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- tease derivation
Sense 2 verb
utter obscenities or profanities
The drunken men were cursing loudly in the street
Types & categories
- utter hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a boy or man
that chap is your host
Types & categories
- male person hypernym
- dog hyponym
Sense 4 noun
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
expletives were deleted
Types & categories
- profanity hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tease |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tormenter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nudnik |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | oath |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | swearer |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | blaspheme |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | utter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | male person |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dog |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | curse |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | curse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | profanity |