Hypernyms for "board game"
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backgammon
beano
bingo
checkers
chess
chess game
Chinese checkers
Chinese chequers
darts
draughts
go
go game
halma
keno
lotto
ludo
mahjong
Mah-Jongg
Monopoly
noughts and crosses
pachisi
parchesi
parchisi
Scrabble
shove-halfpenny
shove-ha''penny
shovel board
snakes and ladders
ticktacktoe
tick-tack-toe
ticktacktoo
tic-tac-toe
tit-tat-toe
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.