spool
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
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
transfer data intended for a peripheral device (usually a printer) into temporary storage
Types & categories
- transfer hypernym
Related & opposite
- computing domain topic
Sense 3 verb
wind onto a spool or a reel
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- bobbin derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spool |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reel |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | winder |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | filature |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shuttle |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | transfer |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bobbin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | twine |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheese |