ruff
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
Types & categories
- external body part hypernym
Sense 2 verb
play a trump
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Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a high tight collar
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- choke derivation
Sense 4 noun
common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- Philomachus member holonym
Sense 5 noun
(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
Types & categories
- turn hypernym
Parts & wholes
- bridge part holonym
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | external body part |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | trumping |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | trump |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | card game |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overtrump |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossruff |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | choke |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | collar |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fraise |
| 4 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Philomachus |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | sandpiper |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | reeve |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | ruff |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | card game |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | bridge |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | turn |