throat

English Thesaurus

1. the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	external body part,
definition	:	any body part visible externally (noun.body)

2. a passage resembling a throat in shape or function (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	passage,
definition	:	a way through or along which someone or something may pass (noun.artifact)

3. an opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	opening,
definition	:	a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	shoe,
definition	:	footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material (noun.artifact)

4. the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (noun.body)

hypernym	:	tubular cavity,
definition	:	a cavity having the shape of a tube (noun.body)

part holonym	:	clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue,
definition	:	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity (noun.body)

part holonym	:	gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud,
definition	:	an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue (noun.body)

part holonym	:	nasopharynx,
definition	:	cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx (noun.body)

part holonym	:	oropharynx,
definition	:	cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth (noun.body)

part holonym	:	laryngopharynx,
definition	:	the lower part of the pharynx (noun.body)

part holonym	:	adenoid, luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis,
definition	:	a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx) (noun.body)

part holonym	:	pharyngeal recess,
definition	:	a small recess in the wall of the pharynx (noun.body)

part meronym	:	upper respiratory tract,
definition	:	the nose and throat and trachea (noun.body)

part meronym	:	alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract,
definition	:	tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cervix, neck,
definition	:	the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body (noun.body)

derivation	:	throaty,
definition	:	sounding as if pronounced low in the throat (adj.all)

derivation	:	pharyngeal,
definition	:	of or relating to the throat (adj.pert)

derivation	:	throaty,
definition	:	sounding as if pronounced low in the throat (adj.all)

derivation	:	pharyngeal,
definition	:	of or relating to the throat (adj.pert)