rubberneck
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
Types & categories
- tourer hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
strain to watch; stare curiously
The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident
Types & categories
- watch hypernym
Related & opposite
- sightseeing derivation
- rubbernecker derivation
Sense 3 noun
a person who stares inquisitively
Types & categories
- spectator hypernym
Related & opposite
- rubberneck derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excursion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | excursion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jaunt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sightsee |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | tourer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sightseeing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rubbernecker |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | watch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rubberneck |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spectator |