skunk

English Thesaurus

1. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mustelid, musteline, musteline mammal,
definition	:	fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	mephitis mephitis, striped skunk,
definition	:	most common and widespread North American skunk (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	hooded skunk, mephitis macroura,
definition	:	of Mexico and southernmost parts of southwestern United States (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	badger skunk, conepatus leuconotus, hog-nosed skunk, hognosed skunk, rooter skunk,
definition	:	large naked-muzzled skunk with white back and tail; of southwestern North America and Mexico (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	little spotted skunk, spilogale putorius, spotted skunk,
definition	:	small skunk with a marbled black and white coat; of United States and Mexico (noun.animal)

2. street names for marijuana (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana,
definition	:	the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect (noun.artifact)

3. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score (noun.event)

hypernym	:	defeat, licking,
definition	:	an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest (noun.event)

4. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (noun.person)

hypernym	:	disagreeable person, unpleasant person,
definition	:	a person who is not pleasant or agreeable (noun.person)

5. defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	defeat, get the better of, overcome,
definition	:	win a victory over (verb.competition)

domain category	:	card game, cards,
definition	:	a game played with playing cards (noun.act)

6. street names for marijuana (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	dope, dope up,
definition	:	give a narcotic to (verb.body)

derivation	:	smoke,
definition	:	inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dope,
definition	:	take drugs to improve one's athletic performance (verb.consumption)

7. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score (noun.event)

derivation	:	lurch, skunk,
definition	:	defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)

8. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (noun.person)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social)

derivation	:	bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny,
definition	:	of very poor quality; flimsy (adj.all)

9. defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)

derivation	:	lurch,
definition	:	a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event)

derivation	:	shutout, skunk,
definition	:	a defeat in a game where one side fails to score (noun.event)

10. street names for marijuana (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	dope, dope up,
definition	:	give a narcotic to (verb.body)

derivation	:	smoke,
definition	:	inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	dope,
definition	:	take drugs to improve one's athletic performance (verb.consumption)

11. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score (noun.event)

derivation	:	lurch, skunk,
definition	:	defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)

12. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible (noun.person)

derivation	:	rat,
definition	:	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage (verb.social)

derivation	:	bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny,
definition	:	of very poor quality; flimsy (adj.all)

13. defeat by a lurch (verb.competition)

derivation	:	lurch,
definition	:	a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) (noun.event)

derivation	:	shutout, skunk,
definition	:	a defeat in a game where one side fails to score (noun.event)

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