windward
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the direction from which the wind is coming
Types & categories
- direction hypernym
- to windward hyponym
Related & opposite
- leeward antonym
Sense 2 adjective
on the side exposed to the wind
the windward islands
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adverb
away from the wind
they were sailing windward
Related & opposite
- leeward antonym
Sense 4 noun
the side of something that is toward the wind
Types & categories
- side hypernym
Related & opposite
- lee side antonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | leeward |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | direction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | to windward |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | leeward |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | upwind |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | leeward |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | lee side |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | side |