road
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
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Types & categories
- way hypernym
- access road hyponym
- byway hyponym
- causeway hyponym
- clearway hyponym
- corduroy hyponym
- detour hyponym
- parkway hyponym
- driveway hyponym
- highway hyponym
- rail line hyponym
- post road hyponym
- roadway hyponym
- shortcut hyponym
- side road hyponym
- skid road hyponym
- speedway hyponym
- thoroughfare hyponym
- cart track hyponym
- turnoff hyponym
Parts & wholes
- bend part meronym
- crest part meronym
- crossroad part meronym
- roadbed part meronym
- berm part meronym
- roundabout part meronym
- turnaround part meronym
- widening part meronym
- pavement substance meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a way or means to achieve something
the road to fame
Types & categories
- means hypernym
- royal road hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | route |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | route |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | bend |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | crest |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | crossroad |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | roadbed |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | berm |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | roundabout |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | turnaround |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | widening |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | pavement |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | way |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | access road |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | byway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | causeway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | clearway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corduroy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | detour |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | parkway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | driveway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | highway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rail line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | post road |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roadway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shortcut |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | side road |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skid road |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speedway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thoroughfare |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cart track |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turnoff |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | means |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | royal road |