hero
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
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- heroical derivation
Sense 2 noun
the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem
Types & categories
- persona hypernym
Sense 3 noun
someone who fights for a cause
Types & categories
- defender hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
Types & categories
- mythical being hypernym
Related & opposite
- heroical derivation
- classical mythology domain topic
Sense 5 noun
a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
Types & categories
- sandwich hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | heroical |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | leader |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Armin |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Job |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | persona |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | champion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | heroical |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | defender |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | heroical |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | classical mythology |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | mythical being |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | sandwich |