smoulder
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
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
the smoulder suddenly became a blaze
Types & categories
- fire hypernym
Related & opposite
- smolder derivation
Sense 2 verb
have strong suppressed feelings
Types & categories
- feel hypernym
Sense 3 verb
burn slowly and without a flame
a smoldering fire
Types & categories
- burn hypernym
Related & opposite
- smoulder derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | smolder |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fire |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | feel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | smoulder |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | burn |