special
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 special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising
they are having a special on pork chops
Types & categories
- offering hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a dish or meal given prominence in e.g. a restaurant
Types & categories
- dish hypernym
Sense 3 adjective
for a special service or occasion
a special correspondent
Related & opposite
- distinctiveness derivation
- extraordinary similar to
Sense 4 noun
a television production that features a particular person or work or topic
the last of a series of BBC specials on Iran is being shown tonight
Types & categories
- television program hypernym
Sense 5 adjective
surpassing what is common or usual or expected
he paid especial attention to her
Related & opposite
- distinctiveness derivation
- uncommon similar to
Sense 6 adjective
adapted to or reserved for a particular purpose
a special kind of paint
Related & opposite
- distinctiveness derivation
- specialized similar to
Sense 7 adjective
having a specific function or scope
a special (or specific) role in the mission
Related & opposite
- distinctiveness derivation
- specialty derivation
- specific similar to
Sense 8 adjective
first and most important
his special interest is music
Related & opposite
- distinctiveness derivation
- specialty derivation
- primary similar to
Sense 9 adjective
added to a regular schedule
a special holiday flight
Related & opposite
- unscheduled similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | offering |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | dish |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctiveness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | extraordinary |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | television program |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctiveness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncommon |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctiveness |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | specialized |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctiveness |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialty |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | specific |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | distinctiveness |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialty |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | primary |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | unscheduled |