whirligig
noun
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 noun
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
he got a bright red top and string for his birthday
Types & categories
- toy hypernym
- humming top hyponym
- peg top hyponym
- whipping top hyponym
Related & opposite
- whirligig derivation
Sense 2 verb
whirl or spin like a whirligig
Types & categories
- spin hypernym
Related & opposite
- whirligig derivation
Sense 3 noun
a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement
Types & categories
- ride hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirligig |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | toy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | humming top |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | peg top |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | whipping top |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirligig |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | spin |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ride |