fusee
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring
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Parts & wholes
Sense 2 noun
a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
Types & categories
Sense 3 noun
a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind
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Sense 4 noun
any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | clock |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | drive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | flare |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | match |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | prime |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | lighter |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | detonating fuse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | safety fuse |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | time-fuse |