spy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
Types & categories
- operative hypernym
- counterspy hyponym
- double agent hyponym
- espionage agent hyponym
- foreign agent hyponym
- infiltrator hyponym
- sleeper hyponym
- Mata Hari instance hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
catch sight of
Types & categories
- sight hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
my spies tell me that you had a good time last night
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
Types & categories
- monitor hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
spy for the Russians
Types & categories
- enquire hypernym
Related & opposite
- undercover work derivation
- spy derivation
- spy derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sleuth |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | operative |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterspy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | double agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | espionage agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foreign agent |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infiltrator |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sleeper |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Mata Hari |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | espial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | finder |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | picket |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | sight |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | sleuth |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spectator |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | snoop |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | shadower |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | detecting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spying |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sleuthhound |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | snoop |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 4 | entails | Related & opposite | enquire |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | monitor |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sighting |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | survey |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | ken |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | visual sense |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sight |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sight |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | perceive |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | spot |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | notice |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | undercover work |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | enquire |