roundabout
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
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
Types & categories
- junction hypernym
Parts & wholes
- road part holonym
Sense 2 adjective
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
Related & opposite
- indirect similar to
Sense 3 noun
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
Types & categories
- ride hypernym
Sense 4 adjective
deviating from a straight course
a scenic but devious route
Related & opposite
- deviousness derivation
- indirect similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | road |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | junction |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | indirect |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ride |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviousness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | indirect |