soft palate
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
Types & categories
- flap hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
- velar derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | velar |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | palate |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | uvula |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | flap |