purl
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
gold or silver wire thread
Types & categories
- thread hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
flow in a circular current, of liquids
Types & categories
- course hypernym
Related & opposite
- eddy derivation
- whirlpool derivation
- whirl derivation
- convolution derivation
Sense 3 noun
a basic knitting stitch
Types & categories
- knitting stitch hypernym
Related & opposite
- purl derivation
- purl stitch derivation
Sense 4 verb
make a murmuring sound
the water was purling
Types & categories
- noise hypernym
Sense 5 verb
knit with a purl stitch
Types & categories
- knit hypernym
Related & opposite
- purl stitch derivation
- handicraft domain topic
Sense 6 verb
edge or border with gold or silver embroidery
Types & categories
- embroider hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
embroider with gold or silver thread
Types & categories
- embroider hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | thread |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eddy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirlpool |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | convolution |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl stitch |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | knitting stitch |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl stitch |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | handicraft |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | knit |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | purl |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | embroider |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 7 | verb group | Related & opposite | purl |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | embroider |