spying
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
keeping a secret or furtive watch
Types & categories
- watch hypernym
Related & opposite
- sleuth derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
Types & categories
- intelligence activity hypernym
- espionage hyponym
Related & opposite
- spy derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
Types & categories
- discovery hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sleuth |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | watch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | intelligence activity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | espionage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spot |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | notice |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | discovery |