twinge
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sudden sharp feeling
pangs of regret
Types & categories
- feeling hypernym
- guilt pang hyponym
Sense 2 verb
cause a stinging pain
The needle pricked his skin
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a sharp stab of pain
Types & categories
- pain sensation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
feel a sudden sharp, local pain
Types & categories
- ache hypernym
Related & opposite
- twinge derivation
Sense 5 verb
squeeze tightly between the fingers
He pinched her behind
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | feeling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | guilt pang |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stinger |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stinger |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twinge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sting |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ache |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prickle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twinge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twinge |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | pain sensation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | twinge |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ache |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | squeeze |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | tweak |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | chela |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | wring |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | grip |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | goose |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | tweak |