workhorse
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
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
machine that performs dependably under heavy use
the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world
Types & categories
- machine hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
Types & categories
- horse hypernym
- plow horse hyponym
- draft horse hyponym
- packhorse hyponym
- farm horse hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | machine |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | horse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | plow horse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | draft horse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | packhorse |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | farm horse |