whiff
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a short light gust of air
Types & categories
- gust hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
perceive by inhaling through the nose
sniff the perfume
Types & categories
- smell hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
Types & categories
- lefteye flounder hypernym
- horned whiff hyponym
Parts & wholes
- Citharichthys member holonym
Sense 4 verb
drive or carry as if by a puff of air
The gust of air whiffed away the clouds
Types & categories
- blow hypernym
Related & opposite
- whiff derivation
Sense 5 noun
a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
Types & categories
- strikeout hypernym
Related & opposite
- whiff derivation
Sense 6 verb
strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
Types & categories
- strike out hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 verb
smoke and exhale strongly
puff a cigar
Types & categories
- smoke hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
utter with a puff of air
whiff out a prayer
Types & categories
- mouth hypernym
Related & opposite
- whiff derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiff |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiff |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gusty |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | gust |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | smell out |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniff |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sniffer |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | smell |
| 3 | member holonym | Parts & wholes | Citharichthys |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | lefteye flounder |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | horned whiff |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiff |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | blow |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiff |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | strikeout |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiff |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiffer |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | baseball |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | strike out |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | puffing |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | drag |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | smoke |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | whiff |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |