structure
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1. a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | artefact, artifact, |
| definition | : | a man-made object taken as a whole (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | airdock, hangar, repair shed, |
| definition | : | a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | altar, |
| definition | : | a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | arcade, colonnade, |
| definition | : | a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | arch, |
| definition | : | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | area, |
| definition | : | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | balcony, |
| definition | : | a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | balcony, |
| definition | : | an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bascule, |
| definition | : | a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | boarding, |
| definition | : | a structure of boards (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | body, |
| definition | : | the external structure of a vehicle (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bridge, span, |
| definition | : | a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | building complex, complex, |
| definition | : | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | catchment, |
| definition | : | a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | coil, helix, spiral, volute, whorl, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | colonnade, |
| definition | : | structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | column, pillar, |
| definition | : | a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | corner, quoin, |
| definition | : | (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cross, |
| definition | : | a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | deathtrap, |
| definition | : | any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | door, |
| definition | : | a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | entablature, |
| definition | : | (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | erection, |
| definition | : | a structure that has been erected (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | establishment, |
| definition | : | a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | false bottom, |
| definition | : | a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | floor, level, storey, story, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fountain, |
| definition | : | a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | guide, |
| definition | : | a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hull, |
| definition | : | the frame or body of ship (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | jungle gym, |
| definition | : | a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lamination, |
| definition | : | a layered structure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | landing, landing place, |
| definition | : | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | masonry, |
| definition | : | structure built of stone or brick by a mason (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | memorial, monument, |
| definition | : | a structure erected to commemorate persons or events (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hill, mound, |
| definition | : | structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | porch, |
| definition | : | a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | post and lintel, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | prefab, |
| definition | : | a prefabricated structure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | projection, |
| definition | : | any structure that branches out from a central support (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | public works, |
| definition | : | structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sail, |
| definition | : | any structure that resembles a sail (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | offset, set-back, setoff, |
| definition | : | structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shelter, |
| definition | : | a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shoebox, |
| definition | : | a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sign, signboard, |
| definition | : | structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | superstructure, |
| definition | : | structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | supporting structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that serves to support something (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tower, |
| definition | : | a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | transept, |
| definition | : | structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trestlework, |
| definition | : | a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vaulting, |
| definition | : | (architecture) a vaulted structure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | shipway, slipway, ways, |
| definition | : | structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wellhead, |
| definition | : | a structure built over a well (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wind tunnel, |
| definition | : | a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | honeycomb, |
| definition | : | a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | plate, |
| definition | : | structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | structural member, |
| definition | : | support that is a constituent part of any structure or building (noun.artifact) |
2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | architecture, computer architecture, |
| definition | : | (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | fabric, framework, |
| definition | : | the underlying structure (noun.attribute) |
3. a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | layer, |
| definition | : | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | apodeme, |
| definition | : | ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | caliculus, calycle, calyculus, |
| definition | : | a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | tooth, |
| definition | : | toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | pad, |
| definition | : | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit, |
| definition | : | one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar, |
| definition | : | one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | peristome, |
| definition | : | region around the mouth in various invertebrates (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | syrinx, |
| definition | : | the vocal organ of a bird (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bulb, |
| definition | : | a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | carina, |
| definition | : | any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cauda, |
| definition | : | any taillike structure (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | chiasm, chiasma, decussation, |
| definition | : | an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cingulum, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | concha, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | filament, filum, |
| definition | : | a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | germ, |
| definition | : | a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | infundibulum, |
| definition | : | any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | interstice, |
| definition | : | a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | landmark, |
| definition | : | an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | limbus, |
| definition | : | a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | rib, |
| definition | : | a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | blade, |
| definition | : | a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | radicle, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | plexus, rete, |
| definition | : | a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | passage, passageway, |
| definition | : | a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | fundus, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | funiculus, |
| definition | : | any of several body structure resembling a cord (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | head, |
| definition | : | that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | root, tooth root, |
| definition | : | the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | capsule, |
| definition | : | a structure that encloses a body part (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | uvea, |
| definition | : | the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lens nucleus, nucleus, |
| definition | : | the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | membranous labyrinth, |
| definition | : | the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | glans, |
| definition | : | a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | alveolar bed, |
| definition | : | lung tissue densely packed with alveoli (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | valve, |
| definition | : | a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | vascular structure, |
| definition | : | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | lacrimal apparatus, |
| definition | : | the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cytoskeleton, |
| definition | : | a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | centromere, kinetochore, |
| definition | : | a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | aster, |
| definition | : | star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | neural structure, |
| definition | : | a structure that is part of the nervous system (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | fold, plica, |
| definition | : | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | convolution, gyrus, |
| definition | : | a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | ball, |
| definition | : | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | plate, |
| definition | : | any flat platelike body structure or part (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | horny structure, unguis, |
| definition | : | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | skeletal structure, |
| definition | : | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | costa, |
| definition | : | a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | head, |
| definition | : | the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | bridge, |
| definition | : | the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | rotator cuff, |
| definition | : | a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cornu, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | corona, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | receptor, |
| definition | : | a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | zona, zone, |
| definition | : | (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure (noun.body) |
4. the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
| definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | form, pattern, shape, |
| definition | : | a perceptual structure (noun.cognition) |
5. the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | scheme, system, |
| definition | : | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | feudal system, feudalism, |
| definition | : | the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | patriarchate, patriarchy, |
| definition | : | a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | matriarchate, matriarchy, |
| definition | : | a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | meritocracy, |
| definition | : | a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | pluralism, |
| definition | : | a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | class structure, |
| definition | : | the organization of classes within a society (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | segregation, separatism, |
| definition | : | a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups (noun.group) |
| member meronym | : | society, |
| definition | : | an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization (noun.group) |
6. give a structure to (verb.change)
7. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun.attribute)
8. give a structure to (verb.change)
| derivation | : | structure, |
| definition | : | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | structure, |
| definition | : | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations (noun.cognition) |
9. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun.attribute)
10. give a structure to (verb.change)
| derivation | : | structure, |
| definition | : | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | structure, |
| definition | : | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations (noun.cognition) |
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