lien
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
Types & categories
- security interest hypernym
- artisan's lien hyponym
- general lien hyponym
- judgment lien hyponym
- landlord's lien hyponym
- mechanic's lien hyponym
- tax lien hyponym
- warehouseman's lien hyponym
Sense 2 noun
a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
Types & categories
- lymphatic tissue hypernym
Parts & wholes
- lymphatic system part holonym
- lienal artery part meronym
- splenic vein part meronym
Related & opposite
- splenetic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | security interest |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | artisan's lien |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | general lien |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | judgment lien |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | landlord's lien |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mechanic's lien |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tax lien |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | warehouseman's lien |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | splenetic |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | lymphatic system |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lienal artery |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | splenic vein |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | lymphatic tissue |