roller coaster
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down)
the economy has been on a roller coaster all year
Types & categories
- upheaval hypernym
Sense 2 noun
elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines)
Types & categories
- elevated railway hypernym
- ride hypernym
- hypercoaster hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | upheaval |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | elevated railway |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ride |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypercoaster |