tampon
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- tampon derivation
Sense 2 verb
plug with a tampon
Types & categories
- plug hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tampon |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plug |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Tampax |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tampon |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tamponade |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | plug |