pivot
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
Types & categories
- parader hypernym
Related & opposite
- pivotal derivation
Sense 2 verb
turn on a pivot
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
Types & categories
- axis of rotation hypernym
- fulcrum hyponym
- pintle hyponym
Related & opposite
- pivot derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot
Types & categories
- rotation hypernym
Related & opposite
- pivot derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pivotal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | parader |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pivot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | pivot |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | swivel |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pirouette |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pivot |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | axis of rotation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fulcrum |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pintle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pivot |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | rotation |