A hypernym is a word whose definition includes the definition of another word (its hyponym).
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Is there a single term for “nieces and nephews”?
I find it handy when talking about my sons and daughters I can just say my children. It's nice to say nieces instead of sibling's daughters. I wonder if there is a similar term for nieces and nephews ...
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A word for clothes, shoes, accessories?
I'm looking for a word that applies to all the things a person can wear, e.g. clothes, shoes, accessories, etc. It musn't be too generic, e.g. product, item, etc.
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What word defines a category suited for both header and footer?
So there I was, trying to ask a question (now on SO) on Webmaster.SE partly involving a 'header' and a 'footer'. One part of my code defines shared aspects of both the header and the footer.
Anyway ...
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What are: province, territory, protectorate, state…?
Often a country will have regions called "provinces" or "states". Other times they are called "territories" and "protectorates".
Is there a generic term for these words?
Is there a full list of ...
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“Paintings on walls and ceilings” and “painting of portraits, landscapes”
I am creating a portfolio of painter's works and I need to categorize them.
There will be two global categories:
Paintings on canvas
Painting on walls and ceilings
The paintings on canvas divide ...
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What is the category name to describe “day”, “night”, or “dusk”?
I'm applying tags to a set of recorded data files, and I have to classify by when the recording appears to be taken (if it's light or dark).
TimeOfDay: Day
TimeOfDay: Night
TimeOfDay: Dusk
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Alternative for the word “options” as in “extra purchase possibilities to go with a booking”
Is there a better alternative to the word options when referring to "extra purchase possibilities next to a booking you have already made"? For instance, you can think of food and beverages, ...
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Generic name for places like village, town and cities
There is the German word Ort or Ortschaft which is a hypernym for places where people live like
villages
towns
cities
etc.
Is there a correspondent word in English?
I don't want to use location ...
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“Left” and “right” are to “side” as “front” and “rear” are to what?
Is there an equivalent word to "side" when speaking of the front or rear of something (e.g. a car)?
So, a mechanic might say:
You damaged your wing-mirror? Ok, which side?
... or...
You ...
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Does British English have a word for dry, starchy savoury snacks that are not fried slices of potato?
Everyone, the world over, enjoys savoury snacks, particularly dry, starchy ones. Far and away the most popular kind in the Anglosphere are the ones made from deep-fried (sometimes baked) thinly-sliced ...
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Are all myths superstitions, or are all superstitions myths?
Are all myths superstitions, or is it the other way around, i.e. all superstition being myths?
Or can these words basically be used interchangeably?
The dictionary definitions of these words seem ...
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Is there a word that means both opening and closing a door?
As in,
Please do not __ this door after midnight.
Operate? Move?
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Is there a word for a class of circular shapes?
I'm not sure if this belongs here, but I'm wondering if there is a word for a class of circular shapes?
Thinking about this hierarchically:
* Shape
* Polygon
* Square
* Rectangle
* ...
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What is the term for groups of numerals within a large number?
I am writing software in which I would like to be able to return the groups of numerals within a large number. For example, given a number 123,456,789, my software would return 123 then 456 then 789.
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Is there a generic name for public transport interchanges?
Is there a generic name for public transport interchanges? For example: railway stations, bus stations, ferryports, airports, tram stops.
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Is there a single word for a “unit of time”?
If I were to have a text box for someone to enter an integer and dropdown list from which my user would select day(s), hour(s), minute(s) or second(s), is there a single word that would describe what ...
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Is there a word like “sides” that means “top or bottom”?
"Sides" can be used to describe positioning relative to the left or right of an object. Is there a corresponding word that has the same meaning for the top or bottom of an object?
For example, if I ...
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Hypernym for “audiobook”, “podcast”, “speech”, etc.?
I am looking for a short and concise term (preferably one word) that can be used as a hypernym for essentially everything that contains (audio) speech (e.g. audiobooks, podcasts, recorded news ...
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What is the name of this type of word: “Mr.”, “Ms.”, “Dr.”?
What is this type of word called: Mr., Ms., Dr.? In the document I am using, it is referred to as the "prefix", but I don't think that is correct.
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Hypernym for “restaurant”, “cafe” and other food places
I am looking for a hypernym for all places that provide food, beverages, or both, of any quality or price — such as restaurant, cafe, fast-food and so on.
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Hypernym for “webinars” and “podcasts”
I'm looking for a single word that describes both webinars and podcasts. Any ideas?
