postiche

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

a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment

Types & categories

attire hypernym
Afro-wig hyponym
switch hyponym
toupee hyponym
wig hyponym

Sense 2 noun

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

Types & categories

imitation hypernym
fake book hyponym
Potemkin village hyponym

Related & opposite

pretend derivation
bullshit derivation
fake derivation
fudge derivation
sham derivation
imitation derivation

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Sense	Relation	Group	Word
1	hypernym	Types & categories	attire
1	hyponym	Types & categories	Afro-wig
1	hyponym	Types & categories	switch
1	hyponym	Types & categories	toupee
1	hyponym	Types & categories	wig
2	derivation	Related & opposite	pretend
2	derivation	Related & opposite	bullshit
2	derivation	Related & opposite	fake
2	derivation	Related & opposite	fudge
2	derivation	Related & opposite	sham
2	derivation	Related & opposite	imitation
2	hypernym	Types & categories	imitation
2	hyponym	Types & categories	fake book
2	hyponym	Types & categories	Potemkin village