Hypernyms for "thing"
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Hypernyms
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body of water
building block
change
content
crackerjack
depicted object
essential
feast
flagship
freshener
horror
inessential
jimdandy
jimhickey
least
necessary
necessity
nonessential
pacifier
part
piece
pill
requirement
requisite
reservoir
security blanket
snorter
source
standby
stinker
subject
unit
variable
variation
water
whacker
whopper
wobbler
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.