transfix
verb
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
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
Types & categories
- interest hypernym
Related & opposite
- fascination derivation
- grasp derivation
- spellbinder derivation
- fascination derivation
Sense 2 verb
pierce with a sharp stake or point
impale a shrimp on a skewer
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- impalement derivation
- spike derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fascination |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grasp |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spellbinder |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | fascination |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | interest |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impalement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spike |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pierce |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pin |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spear |