spleen
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
Types & categories
- lymphatic tissue hypernym
Parts & wholes
- lymphatic system part holonym
- lienal artery part meronym
- splenic vein part meronym
Related & opposite
- splenetic derivation
Sense 2 noun
a feeling of resentful anger
Types & categories
- bad temper hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | splenetic |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | lymphatic system |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lienal artery |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | splenic vein |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lymphatic tissue |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | irascible |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bristly |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | irascible |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bad temper |