Hypernyms for "sandwich"
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bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich
beefburger
BLT
bomber
burger
butty
chicken sandwich
club sandwich
Cuban sandwich
grinder
gyro
ham sandwich
hamburger
hero
hero sandwich
hoagie
hoagy
hot dog
hotdog
Italian sandwich
open sandwich
open-face sandwich
poor boy
red hot
Reuben
Sloppy Joe
sub
submarine
submarine sandwich
three-decker
torpedo
triple-decker
tunaburger
wedge
western
western sandwich
wrap
zep
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.