gristle
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
Types & categories
- animal tissue hypernym
- meniscus hyponym
- fibrocartilage hyponym
- hyaline cartilage hyponym
- arytenoid hyponym
- thyroid cartilage hyponym
Parts & wholes
- ground substance part meronym
- cartilaginous structure substance holonym
- collagen substance meronym
Related & opposite
- gristly derivation
- cartilaginous derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gristly |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cartilaginous |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ground substance |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | cartilaginous structure |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | collagen |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal tissue |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | meniscus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fibrocartilage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hyaline cartilage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | arytenoid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thyroid cartilage |