setting
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the context and environment in which something is set
the perfect setting for a ghost story
Types & categories
Sense 2 noun
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
you can't do that in a university setting
Types & categories
- environment hypernym
- canvass hyponym
- showcase hyponym
Related & opposite
- scopal derivation
Sense 3 noun
arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
Types & categories
- stage hypernym
Parts & wholes
Sense 4 noun
the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
the historical context
Types & categories
- environment hypernym
- conditions hyponym
- conditions hyponym
Related & opposite
- circumstantial derivation
- contextual derivation
Sense 5 noun
the physical position of something
he changed the setting on the thermostat
Types & categories
- position hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a table service for one person
a place setting of sterling flatware
Types & categories
- table service hypernym
Related & opposite
- lay out derivation
Sense 7 noun
a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
the diamond was in a plain gold mount
Types & categories
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | environs |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | scenario |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | scopal |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | environment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | canvass |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | showcase |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | flat |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | prop |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | stage set |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | stage |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumstantial |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | contextual |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | environment |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditions |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | conditions |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | set |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | put |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | lay out |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | table service |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | mount |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | set |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | mounting |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pave |