nnoun.statethe state of being joined togetherSynset:colligation conjunction junction
Derivationally Related Form:colligate
Hypernyms:unification union
Inherited Hypernyms:junctionunionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:anastomosisinosculationsynapse
Full Hyponyms:anastomosisneuromuscular junctionsynapse
nnoun.relationthe inflection of verbsDerivationally Related Form:conjugate
Hypernyms:inflection inflexion
Inherited Hypernyms:conjugationinflectiongrammatical relationlinguistic relationrelationabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:verb
nnoun.groupthe complete set of inflected forms of a verbDerivationally Related Form:conjugate
Hypernyms:set
Inherited Hypernyms:conjugationsetcollectiongroupabstractionentity
nnoun.groupa class of verbs having the same inflectional formsDerivationally Related Form:conjugate
Hypernyms:category class family
Inherited Hypernyms:conjugationclasscollectiongroupabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposesSynset:coupling mating pairing sexual union 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.actthe act of making or becoming a single unitSynset:jointure unification union 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