tunnel
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection
Types & categories
- passageway hypernym
- catacomb hyponym
- railroad tunnel hyponym
- underpass hyponym
Parts & wholes
- shaft part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
move through by or as by digging
burrow through the forest
Types & categories
- dig hypernym
Related & opposite
- burrow derivation
Sense 3 noun
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
Types & categories
- hollow hypernym
- rabbit warren hyponym
Related & opposite
- tunnel derivation
Sense 4 verb
force a way through
Types & categories
- penetrate hypernym
Related & opposite
- tunnel derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tunnel |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | car |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | shaft |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | passageway |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | catacomb |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | railroad tunnel |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | underpass |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | burrow |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | dig |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | tunnel |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | hollow |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rabbit warren |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | tunnel |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | penetrate |