fencing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
Types & categories
- barrier hypernym
- backstop hyponym
- chainlink fence hyponym
- hedge hyponym
- picket fence hyponym
- rail fence hyponym
- stone wall hyponym
- wall hyponym
- weir hyponym
Parts & wholes
- fence line part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
material for building fences
Types & categories
- building material hypernym
Sense 3 noun
the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | palisade |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fence |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | fence line |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | barrier |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | backstop |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chainlink fence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hedge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | picket fence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rail fence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stone wall |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wall |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | weir |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | building material |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fence |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | straight thrust |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | parry |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | remise |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | riposte |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | epee |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | foil |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | piste |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | saber |
| 3 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | riposte |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | swordplay |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | fighting |