sail
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Types & categories
- piece of cloth hypernym
- balloon sail hyponym
- crossjack hyponym
- fore-and-aft sail hyponym
- foresail hyponym
- headsail hyponym
- mainsail hyponym
- main-topsail hyponym
- press of sail hyponym
- royal hyponym
- save-all hyponym
- skysail hyponym
- square sail hyponym
- topgallant hyponym
- topsail hyponym
Parts & wholes
- sailing vessel part holonym
- reef part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
We sailed the Atlantic
Types & categories
- journey hypernym
Related & opposite
- cruise derivation
- sail derivation
- bluejacket derivation
- sailor derivation
Sense 3 noun
an ocean trip taken for pleasure
Types & categories
- voyage hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
The diva swept into the room
Types & categories
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Sense 5 noun
any structure that resembles a sail
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
Sense 6 verb
travel on water propelled by wind
I love sailing, especially on the open sea
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- cruise derivation
- sailing derivation
- sail derivation
- navigation domain topic
Sense 7 verb
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
The QE2 will sail to Southampton tomorrow
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | sailing vessel |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | reef |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | piece of cloth |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | balloon sail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crossjack |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fore-and-aft sail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foresail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | headsail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mainsail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | main-topsail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | press of sail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | royal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | save-all |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | skysail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | square sail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | topgallant |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | topsail |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cruise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bluejacket |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sailor |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | journey |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | cruise |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | voyage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | voyage |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | ace |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sweep |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | sweep |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | swan |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | cruise |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sailing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | sail |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | navigation |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | boat |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | run |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | luff |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | weather |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | beat |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | scud |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | outpoint |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | wear round |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | wear ship |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | gybe |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | voyage |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | voyage |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | cruise |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | navigation |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | voyager |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | navigable |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | journey |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | astrogate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | cruise |