mince
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
food chopped into small bits
a mince of mushrooms
Types & categories
- nourishment hypernym
Related & opposite
- mince derivation
Sense 2 verb
make less severe or harsh
He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- mitigation derivation
Sense 3 verb
walk daintily
She minced down the street
Types & categories
- walk hypernym
Sense 4 verb
cut into small pieces
mince the garlic
Types & categories
- chop hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mince |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nourishment |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mitigation |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | walk |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mincer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | mince |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | chop |