Questions tagged [hypernyms]
A hyperonym is a word whose definition includes the definition of another word (its hyponym).
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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
TimeOfDay:...
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Hypernym of convergence and divergence
Is there a hypernym for convergence and divergence? It might also encompass similar terms, like separation and reunion.
Oscillations can be thought of as a succession of convergence and divergence, ...
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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 anything you would write on?
I know the term "writing utensil", "writing implement", or "writing instrument" can be used to encompass anything you would write with such as pen, pencil, stylus, etc. ...
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General term for singularize and pluralize
I'm looking for a word (or small number of words) that is the general term for singularizing or pluralizing a word.
I've thought about "inflection"/"inflect", but inflection ...
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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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Impartial or generic word for both stretch/dilate and squeeze/compress
Is there a word that refers to squeezing/compression or stretching/dilation while being impartial to the "direction"? For example, shift does not denote which direction is being moved in.
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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 to ...
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A word or phrase to encompass both a long, flexible neck, and a long, flexible tail (but not normal arms and legs)
Consider a creature like a long-necked dinosaur:
The neck and tail share many functional (and presumably anatomical) similarities. Specifically, as far as I'm concerned, they are both flexible ...
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Hypernym for something like a blanket/sheet to cover oneself for keeping warm
Blanket seems too specific, one can cover oneself with a thin sheet instead.
Bedsheet somehow seems like what you'd sleep on, not what you'd sleep under.
Sheet is too general. One has sheets of paper, ...
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What is the hypernym for "next" and "previous"?
I'm looking for an umbrella term for "next" and "previous" so that I don't have to call my programming methods "NextPrevious".
Is there a hypernym for the two?
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Generic term for 'row' and 'column'
Is there a single, more generic term that can be used to describe both a row and a column?
In English, we can refer to a line as being horizontal or vertical, but unless we say ‘a line of something’, ...
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Is there a word that means both "listen" and "read"?
I am looking for a word that encapsulates both listen and read.
I enjoy _______ poetry, rap, etc.
Since poetry and rap can both be read and listened to, I wasn't sure what word to use.
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Hypernym for reading a book and listening to an audiobook
I want to state that "I've read 10 books this year", but the books in question can be both dead-wood books and audiobooks. Is there a verb that works here in place of 'read'? Maybe something like '...
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Umbrella term for Invoice, Debit Note, or Credit Note
I would like to find a generic term for a transaction of type Invoice, Debit Note, or Credit Note.
The term transaction is already reserved since the context involves other sorts of transactions ...
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Hypernym: Word that means 'window' or 'door'
There's the Italian word serramento which means "a window or a door", used in this way for example:
Our company produces [serramenti] in aluminium.
Is there an equivalent word or expression that ...
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What overarching category do "street," "road," "avenue", etc. belong to?
Apple belongs to the category of Fruit.
What category do street, road, and avenue belong to?
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Hypernym for lossy or lossless?
Generally, there exist two types of compression algorithms which have the feature to be lossless or lossy. What is the noun to reference this feature?
The word lossiness seems to be plausible to me. ...
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Word to describe both adding and removing but not updating [closed]
I am looking for a word that can describe the act of adding/removing objects but at the same time avoid a word that has to do with updating.
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adding an object,
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What's the word for a counterparty of a customer?
When I want to refer to the people (and organizations) who supply me with the goods and services I consume---that is, those of whom I am a customer---what word do I use?
My candidates:
Customee
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Generic term for sunrise and sunset
Is there a single generic term to refer, either collectively or arbitrarily, to both sunrises and sunsets?
I'm looking for something that could be used in the same vein as twilight can be used (...
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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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Term for "Phrase that Ends List"
In an episode of Fawlty Towers, Basil Fawlty uses the phrase "And Bob's your uncle". Unfamiliar with it, I looked the phrase up on Wikipedia, which described it this way:
Typically, someone says ["...
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Is there a general word for inhaling and exhaling ? Something like ''haling'' or ''halation''?
I'm looking for a word that includes both inhaling and exhaling that derives from the same ''halare'' origin.
The word ''breathing'' obviously does the job but I'm wondering if other words exist such ...
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Hypernym for "increase" and "decrease"
Is there a word in English which would encompass both the action of increasing or decreasing [the value of] something?
I am looking at a word similar to modify, change or alter. But the first two do ...
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Hypernym for "customer," "supplier", "manufacturer"
I need an abstraction for the above terms.
In financial services, counterparty is often used.
Another hypernym could be account (although this sounds more like a bank account, or user/login account)...
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Is there a logical umbrella term for onboarding and offboarding?
I'm creating documentation that describes both the process of onboarding new team members (e.g. creating accounts for required resources, locating, installing and configuring required software, ...
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Gender-independent replacement for “fiancée” and “fiancé”
I can use child to replace son or daughter, sibling for sister or brother, and parent for mother or father.
What is the unisex replacement for fiancée and fiancé?
I don’t need it for speech, but for ...
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What common name can be used to classify LaTeX and office suites together?
If someone wants to put LaTeX and office suites (especially the applications related to document preparation: Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, etc.) together in the same line in his CV/resume in the ...
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Hypernym for wheels, tracks, etc
Is there a hypernym for wheels and tracks (possibly also, though rarer, mechanical legs and hovecraft skirts), that is the interface or system that supports a vehicle on land and that (except for ...
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Is there a collective word for describing synonyms, antonyms, etc?
I'm trying to create a phrase stating:
Homonyms are my favorite [descriptor here].
However, I'm not having any luck finding anything that collectively describes words like synonym, antonym and ...
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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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Hypernym for queue, file, row, column, and stack [duplicate]
Words like row and rank imply that people/things are arranged horizontaly (beside each other), while words like queue and column imply a vertical positioning (behind each other). I need a word that ...
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Hypernym for "approve" and "reject"
User A goes to the web page and clicks a menu called 'Submit Request', where User A will fill out a form request and submit it to his/her Supervisor.
Then User A's Supervisor will go to the web page ...
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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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Is there a single word for “login/logout”? [closed]
Is there a single word that means both logging in and logging out?
I have a single file which I currently have named as Login. But it does more than logging in, it also logs out. I'm looking for a ...
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What is the umbrella term for being bilingual or monolingual? [closed]
I want to statistically analyse data which includes bilinguals and monolinguals. Being bilingual or monolingual are my independent variables. To analyse I need to write a column referring to ...
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Is there a term for "likes" and "dislikes" on a social network?
What is the term to use for "likes" and "dislikes" on social networks? Are they marks or grades or rates or anything else?
My purpose is that I'm programming a system where I have ...
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What is the proper name for "AM" and "PM"?
I know that AM/PM is for ante/post meridiem, but what is it actually called? Meridian indicator? 12 hour indicator? Something way more clever?
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Hypernym for words that refer to a specific point in time like now, today, tomorrow, and yesterday
Second, minute, hour, ... all fall under 'duration'
But when you want to refer to a specific point in time, like 'now' or 'yesterday' (many languages go way further and have single words for 'next/...
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Hypernym for "clients", "members" and "partners"
We're building a feature for a website and trying to think of a hypernym for clients, partners and members so that the feature remains generic enough for re-use later on other websites.
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Hypernym for all substances that can make one high [closed]
Alcohol, weed, poppers, ... etc. All those different substances produce feelings of pleasure and happiness. Do they share a hypernym in English?
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What is the collective term for policy, standard and guideline?
I know they are distinct, but if wanted to refer to them as a single entity in the distance how would I do that?
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Hypernym for "day", "month", "week", "year"
I would like to know if there is a single-word hypernym for day, month, week and year.
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Is there a word that describes a pre-wedding party?
So there are many words that describe the event that takes place before the wedding: stag do, hen do, bachelor party, bachelorette party.
Is there a single word that encompasses all those things?
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Hypernym for image, video, and audio [closed]
I want to put all my images, videos, and audio files from my camera in only one folder on my computer. What should be the name to give to that folder?
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Financial / Banking Words
I'm putting together a loan application form for a bank. Part of the information that needs to be collected from loan applicants are their:
Mortgages
Credit cards
Loans
Overdrafts
What is a ...
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1 word for books, videos, podcasts, speeches, etc. (learning materials)
Do you have any suggestions? I have some already in my list which I am still not satisfied yet:
medium/media
asset/assets
publication/publications
resource/resources
source/sources
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Is there single name for Web Design, Web Development and Web Based Software Development?
We can use "Digital marketing" or "Online Marketing" word to use instead of SEO + Social Meia Marketing + Google Adword + Facebook Ads etc.
Like that, Is there any single name we can use instead of ...
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Summarizing Term for "Structured Data" and "Unstructured Data"
I am currently writing a survey paper in the computer science domain. At one point, I distinguish between "structured data" and "unstructured data". I need a summarizing term for ...
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