snake oil
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(medicine) any of various liquids sold as medicine (as by a travelling medicine show) but medically worthless
Types & categories
- liquid hypernym
Related & opposite
- medicine domain topic
Sense 2 noun
communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive
Types & categories
- deception hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | liquid |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | deception |