engagement
English Thesaurus
1. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun.act)
hypernym | : | employment, work, |
definition | : | the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | gig, |
definition | : | a booking for musicians (noun.act) |
2. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun.act)
hyponym | : | armageddon, |
definition | : | any catastrophically destructive battle (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | pitched battle, |
definition | : | a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | naval battle, |
definition | : | a pitched battle between naval fleets (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | armed combat, combat, |
definition | : | an engagement fought between two military forces (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | dogfight, |
definition | : | an aerial engagement between fighter planes (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | assault, |
definition | : | close fighting during the culmination of a military attack (noun.act) |
instance hyponym | : | battle of britain, |
definition | : | the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it (noun.act) |
instance hyponym | : | drogheda, |
definition | : | in 1649 the place was captured by Oliver Cromwell, who massacred the Catholic inhabitants (noun.act) |
part meronym | : | war, warfare, |
definition | : | the waging of armed conflict against an enemy (noun.act) |
3. the act of giving someone a job (noun.act)
hypernym | : | action, |
definition | : | something done (usually as opposed to something said) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | shape-up, |
definition | : | a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | call-back, |
definition | : | the recall of an employee after a layoff (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | booking, reservation, |
definition | : | the act of reserving (a place or passage) or engaging the services of (a person or group) (noun.act) |
4. the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)
hypernym | : | group action, |
definition | : | action taken by a group of people (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | commitment, |
definition | : | an engagement by contract involving financial obligation (noun.act) |
5. a mutual promise to marry (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | promise, |
definition | : | a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future (noun.communication) |
hyponym | : | ringing, |
definition | : | the giving of a ring as a token of engagement (noun.communication) |
6. contact by fitting together (noun.event)
7. a meeting arranged in advance (noun.group)
hyponym | : | blind date, |
definition | : | a date with a stranger (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | double date, |
definition | : | a date in which two couples participate (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | rendezvous, tryst, |
definition | : | a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | date, escort, |
definition | : | a participant in a date (noun.person) |
8. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun.act)
derivation | : | book, |
definition | : | engage for a performance (verb.cognition) |
9. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun.act)
derivation | : | contend, fight, struggle, |
definition | : | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | battle, combat, |
definition | : | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | engage, wage, |
definition | : | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) (verb.social) |
10. the act of giving someone a job (noun.act)
derivation | : | employ, engage, hire, |
definition | : | engage or hire for work (verb.social) |
11. the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)
derivation | : | enter, participate, |
definition | : | become a participant; be involved in (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | engage, prosecute, pursue, |
definition | : | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in (verb.social) |
derivation | : | involve, |
definition | : | engage as a participant (verb.stative) |
12. a mutual promise to marry (noun.communication)
13. contact by fitting together (noun.event)
derivation | : | engage, |
definition | : | get caught (verb.change) |
14. a meeting arranged in advance (noun.group)
derivation | : | date, |
definition | : | go on a date with (verb.social) |
derivation | : | date, go out, go steady, see, |
definition | : | date regularly; have a steady relationship with (verb.social) |
15. employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time (noun.act)
derivation | : | book, |
definition | : | engage for a performance (verb.cognition) |
16. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war (noun.act)
derivation | : | contend, fight, struggle, |
definition | : | be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | battle, combat, |
definition | : | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | engage, wage, |
definition | : | carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) (verb.social) |
17. the act of giving someone a job (noun.act)
derivation | : | employ, engage, hire, |
definition | : | engage or hire for work (verb.social) |
18. the act of sharing in the activities of a group (noun.act)
derivation | : | enter, participate, |
definition | : | become a participant; be involved in (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | engage, prosecute, pursue, |
definition | : | carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in (verb.social) |
derivation | : | involve, |
definition | : | engage as a participant (verb.stative) |
19. a mutual promise to marry (noun.communication)
20. contact by fitting together (noun.event)
derivation | : | engage, |
definition | : | get caught (verb.change) |
21. a meeting arranged in advance (noun.group)
derivation | : | date, |
definition | : | go on a date with (verb.social) |
derivation | : | date, go out, go steady, see, |
definition | : | date regularly; have a steady relationship with (verb.social) |
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