glaze
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
any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods
Types & categories
- topping hypernym
Related & opposite
- candy derivation
Sense 2 verb
coat with a glaze
the potter glazed the dishes
Types & categories
- coat hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a glossy finish on a fabric
Types & categories
- polish hypernym
Sense 4 verb
become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance
Her eyes glaze over when she is bored
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- glaze derivation
Sense 6 verb
furnish with glass
glass the windows
Types & categories
- supply hypernym
- double-glaze hyponym
Related & opposite
- glassworker derivation
- glass derivation
Sense 7 verb
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
Types & categories
- sweeten hypernym
Related & opposite
- glaze derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | candy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | topping |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | blur |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | glaze |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | coat |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | polish |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | glaze |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | finish |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | lustre |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | glassworker |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | glass |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | supply |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | double-glaze |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | glaze |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | sweeten |