Union
nnoun.groupan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employerSynset:brotherhood labor union trade union trades union
Examples:- you have to join the union in order to get a job
Derivationally Related Form:unionizetrade unionist
Part Holonyms:labor labor movement trade union movement
Hypernyms:organisation organization
Inherited Hypernyms:unionorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:I.W.W.IWWIndustrial Workers of the Worldcompany unioncraft unionindustrial unionvertical union
Full Hyponyms:company unioncraft unionindustrial unionindustrial workers of the worldteamsters unionunited mine workers of america
nnoun.locationthe United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)Region:AmericaU.S.U.S.A.USUSAUnited StatesUnited States of Americathe States
Attributes:northern
Synset:North Union
Examples:- he has visited every state in the Union
- Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
- the North's superior resources turned the scale
Instance Hypernyms:America U.S. U.S.A. US USA United States United States of America the States
Inherited Hypernyms:unionunited statesnorth american countrycountryadministrative districtdistrictregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:free state
nnoun.actthe act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposesSynset:conjugation coupling mating pairing sexual union
Examples:- the casual couplings of adolescents
- the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Derivationally Related Form:conjugatepaircouplemate
Hypernyms:sex sex activity sexual activity sexual practice
Inherited Hypernyms:couplingsexual activitybodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:assortative matingcrosscrossbreedingcrossingdisassortative matinghybridisationhybridizationhybridizinginbreedinginterbreedingserviceservicing
Full Hyponyms:assortative matingdihybrid crossdisassortative matinghybridizationinbreedingmonohybrid crossreciprocal crossservicingtestcross
nnoun.statethe state of being joined or united or linkedSynset:unification
Examples:- there is strength in union
Antonyms:separation
Hypernyms:state
Inherited Hypernyms:unionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:associationcoalitioncolligationconjugationconjunctionconnectednessconnectionfusionjunctionlinkmarriagesyncretism
Full Hyponyms:allianceanastomosisassociationcoalitioncoherenceconcatenationconnectionconsistencycontactcontinuityfederalizationinterconnectionjunctionmarriageneuromuscular junctionosculationsynapsesyncretismtangency
nnoun.statethe state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)Topic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:marriage matrimony spousal relationship wedlock
Examples:- a long and happy marriage
- God bless this union
Derivationally Related Form:matrimonial
Hypernyms:marital status
Inherited Hypernyms:marriagemarital statuslegal statusstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bigamycommon-law marriagecuckoldomendogamyexogamyinmarriageintermarriagemarriage of conveniencemisalliancemonandrymonogamousnessmonogamyopen marriagepolygamysigeh
Full Hyponyms:bigamycommon-law marriagecuckoldomendogamyexogamymarriage of conveniencemesalliancemisalliancemonandrymonogamymonogynyopen marriagepolyandrypolygamypolygynyserial monogamysigeh
nnoun.processhealing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bonesSynset:conglutination
Derivationally Related Form:conglutinate
Hypernyms:healing
Inherited Hypernyms:unionhealingbodily processorganic processprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.groupa political unit formed from previously independent people or organizationsHypernyms:political entity political unit
Inherited Hypernyms:unionpolitical unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:confederacyconfederationcustoms unionenosisfederationleague
Full Hyponyms:beneluxconfederationcreek confederacycustoms unionenosishanseatic leagueiroquois leagueleaguenationtribe
nnoun.groupa set containing all and only the members of two or more given setsSynset:join sum
Examples:- let C be the union of the sets A and B
Hypernyms:set
Inherited Hypernyms:unionsetcollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:direct sum
nnoun.eventthe occurrence of a uniting of separate partsExamples:- lightning produced an unusual union of the metals
Hypernyms:happening natural event occurrence occurrent
Inherited Hypernyms:unionhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:amphimixiscombinecombiningfusionmergerunification
Full Hyponyms:amphimixisblendcombiningconcoctionconglomerationconsolidationfusionmixrecombination
nnoun.artifacta device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)Hypernyms:device
Inherited Hypernyms:uniondeviceemblemdesigndecorationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.actthe act of making or becoming a single unitSynset:conjugation jointure unification uniting
Examples:- the union of opposing factions
- he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays
Antonyms:disunion
Derivationally Related Form:unifyjoinunite
Hypernyms:combination combining compounding
Inherited Hypernyms:unioncombinationchange of integritychangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:coalescencecoalescencycoalitionconcretionconglutinationreunificationreuniontribalisationtribalizationumbrella
Full Hyponyms:coalescencehomecomingreuniontribalizationumbrella
adj satadj.allbeing of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil WarSynset:Federal Union
Examples:- Union soldiers
- Federal forces
- a Federal infantryman
Antonyms:southern
Derivationally Related Form:Federal
Inherited Hypernyms:union
Similar to:northern
adjadj.allof trade unionsExamples:- the union movement
- union negotiations
- a union-shop clause in the contract
Antonyms:nonunion
Inherited Hypernyms:union
Similar to:closed organised organized unionised unionized