Hypernyms for "portion"
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Hypernyms
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allocate
allocation
allotment
allow
allowance
appendage
apportion
appropriate
backbone
bad luck
balance
base
basis
bit
bottleneck
breast
bulb
butt
component
constituent
cut
cutout
detail
dispensation
dole
drink
drumstick
earmark
element
failure
foible
fore edge
foredge
forte
fraction
good fortune
good luck
heel
hub
ill luck
interest
item
jetsam
language unit
libation
limb
linguistic unit
luckiness
medallion
member
misfortune
neck
oyster
parson''s nose
particular
peen
piece
point
pope''s nose
pressing
profit sharing
providence
ration
remainder
reserve
residual
residue
residuum
rest
round
round of drinks
seat
second joint
section
segment
set aside
shank
slice
spine
split
stake
stub
subpart
substance
thigh
toe
tough luck
tranche
turnout
unit
upstage
upstairs
waist
way
white meat
widening
wing
wreckage
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.