notch
English Thesaurus
1. a small cut (noun.act)
hypernym | : | cut, cutting, |
definition | : | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge (noun.act) |
2. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | indentation, indenture, |
definition | : | a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | serration, |
definition | : | a single notch in a row of notches (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | thumb index, |
definition | : | one of a series of rounded notches in the fore edge of a book to indicate sections (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | undercut, |
definition | : | a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall (noun.artifact) |
3. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks (noun.object)
hypernym | : | location, |
definition | : | a point or extent in space (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | col, gap, |
definition | : | a pass between mountain peaks (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | defile, gorge, |
definition | : | a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | saddle, saddleback, |
definition | : | a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | brenner pass, |
definition | : | an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | cumberland gap, |
definition | : | a pass through the Cumberland Mountains between Virginia and Kentucky that early settlers used in order to move west (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | donner pass, |
definition | : | a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe; site where in 1844 some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | khyber pass, |
definition | : | a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India (noun.object) |
4. a V-shaped indentation (noun.shape)
hypernym | : | indentation, indenture, |
definition | : | a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) (noun.shape) |
hyponym | : | incisura, incisure, |
definition | : | (anatomy) a notch or small hollow (noun.shape) |
5. notch a surface to record something (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | enter, put down, record, |
definition | : | make a record of; set down in permanent form (verb.communication) |
6. cut or make a notch into (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | incise, |
definition | : | make an incision into by carving or cutting (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | mark, nock, score, |
definition | : | make small marks into the surface of (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | indent, |
definition | : | notch the edge of or make jagged (verb.contact) |
7. a small cut (noun.act)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | notch a surface to record something (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | chip, nick, |
definition | : | cut a nick into (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | nick, snick, |
definition | : | cut slightly, with a razor (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | cut or make a notch into (verb.contact) |
8. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | notch a surface to record something (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | notch, notch, |
definition | : | cut or make a notch into (verb.contact) |
9. notch a surface to record something (verb.communication)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface (noun.artifact) |
10. cut or make a notch into (verb.contact)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | a V-shaped indentation (noun.shape) |
11. a small cut (noun.act)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | notch a surface to record something (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | chip, nick, |
definition | : | cut a nick into (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | nick, snick, |
definition | : | cut slightly, with a razor (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | cut or make a notch into (verb.contact) |
12. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | notch a surface to record something (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | notch, notch, |
definition | : | cut or make a notch into (verb.contact) |
13. notch a surface to record something (verb.communication)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface (noun.artifact) |
14. cut or make a notch into (verb.contact)
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | notch, |
definition | : | a V-shaped indentation (noun.shape) |
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