whorl
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
Types & categories
- round shape hypernym
- corolla hyponym
- calyx hyponym
- verticil hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a strand or cluster of hair
Types & categories
- hair hypernym
- sausage curl hyponym
- forelock hyponym
- crimp hyponym
- dreadlock hyponym
Parts & wholes
- coif part holonym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
a coil of rope
Types & categories
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | roll |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curl |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | roll out |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | coil |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | curl up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | undulate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | round shape |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corolla |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | calyx |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | verticil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wave |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | curly |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | coif |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hair |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sausage curl |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | forelock |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | crimp |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | dreadlock |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | coil |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hank |