firebrand
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
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
Types & categories
- firewood hypernym
Sense 2 noun
someone who deliberately foments trouble
she was the instigator of their quarrel
Types & categories
- troublemaker hypernym
- ringleader hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | firewood |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | instigate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | egg on |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hassle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | troublemaker |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ringleader |