region
English Thesaurus
1. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | erogenous zone, |
| definition | : | any area of the body especially sensitive to sexual stimulation (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | pressure point, |
| definition | : | an area on the skin that is highly sensitive to pressure (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | hypochondrium, |
| definition | : | the upper region of the abdomen just below the lowest ribs on either side of the epigastrium (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | area of cardiac dullness, |
| definition | : | a triangular area of the front of the chest (determined by percussion); corresponds to the part of the heart not covered by the lungs (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | epigastrium, |
| definition | : | the region lying on or over the stomach (just below the sternum) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | fovea, fovea centralis, |
| definition | : | area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | parafovea, |
| definition | : | area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | perineum, |
| definition | : | the general region between the anus and the genital organs (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | side, |
| definition | : | either the left or right half of a body (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cleavage, |
| definition | : | the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | areola, ring of color, |
| definition | : | small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | waist, waistline, |
| definition | : | the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | loins, pubes, pubic region, |
| definition | : | the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | palm, thenar, |
| definition | : | the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | thenar, |
| definition | : | the fleshy area of the palm at the base of the thumb (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | sole, |
| definition | : | the underside of the foot (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | half-moon, lunula, lunule, |
| definition | : | the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernail (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | groin, inguen, |
| definition | : | the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | quick, |
| definition | : | any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail) (noun.body) |
2. a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about (noun.cognition)
3. the extended spatial location of something (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | location, |
| definition | : | a point or extent in space (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | air, atmosphere, |
| definition | : | the mass of air surrounding the Earth (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | biosphere, |
| definition | : | the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | depth, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) the deepest and most remote part (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | interplanetary space, |
| definition | : | the part of outer space within the solar system (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | heliosphere, |
| definition | : | the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | deep space, |
| definition | : | any region in space outside the solar system (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | aerospace, |
| definition | : | the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | zone, |
| definition | : | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | belt, |
| definition | : | an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | bottom, |
| definition | : | the lowest part of anything (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | county, |
| definition | : | (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | distance, |
| definition | : | a distant region (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | extremity, |
| definition | : | the outermost or farthest region or point (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | inside, interior, |
| definition | : | the region that is inside of something (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | ionosphere, |
| definition | : | the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | layer, |
| definition | : | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | exterior, outside, |
| definition | : | the region that is outside of something (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | radius, |
| definition | : | a circular region whose area is indicated by the length of its radius (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | side, |
| definition | : | a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | air, |
| definition | : | the region above the ground (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | vacuity, vacuum, |
| definition | : | a region that is devoid of matter (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | top, |
| definition | : | the upper part of anything (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | zodiac, |
| definition | : | a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | papua, |
| definition | : | the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | sind, |
| definition | : | a region of southeastern Pakistan (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | black hole, |
| definition | : | a region of space resulting from the collapse of a star; extremely high gravitational field (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mare, maria, |
| definition | : | a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | d region, d-layer, |
| definition | : | the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | appleton layer, f layer, f region, |
| definition | : | the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | achaea, |
| definition | : | a region of ancient Greece on the north coast of the Peloponnese (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | doris, |
| definition | : | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | cynoscephalae, |
| definition | : | the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | transylvania, |
| definition | : | a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | rand, reef, witwatersrand, |
| definition | : | a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese (noun.location) |
4. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | location, |
| definition | : | a point or extent in space (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | area, country, |
| definition | : | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | backwater, |
| definition | : | a place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | breadbasket, |
| definition | : | a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | theater of war, theatre of war, |
| definition | : | the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | zone of interior, |
| definition | : | the part of the theater of war not included in the theater of operations (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | demesne, domain, land, |
| definition | : | territory over which rule or control is exercised (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | northland, |
| definition | : | any region lying in or toward the north (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | southland, |
| definition | : | any region lying in or toward the south (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | field, |
| definition | : | somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | biogeographical region, |
| definition | : | an area of the Earth determined by distribution of flora and fauna (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | heartland, |
| definition | : | the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | irredenta, irridenta, |
| definition | : | a region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | antipodes, |
| definition | : | any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | laboratory, testing ground, |
| definition | : | a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | old world, |
| definition | : | the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | far east, |
| definition | : | a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia) (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | occident, west, |
| definition | : | the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | french west indies, |
| definition | : | the islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France (noun.location) |
5. the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') (noun.quantity)
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