racket
English Thesaurus
1. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit (noun.act)
hypernym | : | endeavor, endeavour, enterprise, |
definition | : | a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness) (noun.act) |
2. a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | sports implement, |
definition | : | an implement used in a sport (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | crosse, |
definition | : | a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | face, |
definition | : | the striking or working surface of an implement (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | grip, handgrip, handle, hold, |
definition | : | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it (noun.artifact) |
3. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition)
4. a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event)
hypernym | : | noise, |
definition | : | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) (noun.event) |
5. hit (a ball) with a racket (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | hit, |
definition | : | cause to move by striking (verb.contact) |
domain category | : | athletics, sport, |
definition | : | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act) |
6. make loud and annoying noises (verb.perception)
7. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities (verb.social)
hypernym | : | celebrate, fete, |
definition | : | have a celebration (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | carouse, riot, roister, |
definition | : | engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking (verb.social) |
8. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit (noun.act)
derivation | : | racketeer, |
definition | : | someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) (noun.person) |
9. a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | hit (a ball) with a racket (verb.contact) |
10. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | dissonant, unresolved, |
definition | : | characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved (adj.all) |
11. a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event)
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | make loud and annoying noises (verb.perception) |
12. hit (a ball) with a racket (verb.contact)
derivation | : | racket, racquet, |
definition | : | a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games (noun.artifact) |
13. make loud and annoying noises (verb.perception)
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event) |
14. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities (verb.social)
derivation | : | revel, revelry, |
definition | : | unrestrained merrymaking (noun.act) |
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event) |
derivation | : | carouser, wassailer, |
definition | : | someone who enjoys riotous drinking (noun.person) |
15. an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit (noun.act)
derivation | : | racketeer, |
definition | : | someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion) (noun.person) |
16. a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games (noun.artifact)
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | hit (a ball) with a racket (verb.contact) |
17. the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | dissonant, unresolved, |
definition | : | characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved (adj.all) |
18. a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event)
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | make loud and annoying noises (verb.perception) |
19. hit (a ball) with a racket (verb.contact)
derivation | : | racket, racquet, |
definition | : | a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games (noun.artifact) |
20. make loud and annoying noises (verb.perception)
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event) |
21. celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities (verb.social)
derivation | : | revel, revelry, |
definition | : | unrestrained merrymaking (noun.act) |
derivation | : | racket, |
definition | : | a loud and disturbing noise (noun.event) |
derivation | : | carouser, wassailer, |
definition | : | someone who enjoys riotous drinking (noun.person) |
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