nnoun.statethe state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activitySynset:busyness
Examples:- they manifested all the busyness of a pack of beavers
- there is a constant hum of military preparation
Derivationally Related Form:busy
Hypernyms:action activeness activity
Inherited Hypernyms:busynessactionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.groupan Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by PakistanTopic:act of terrorismterrorismterrorist act
Region:Islamic Republic of PakistanPakistanWest Pakistan
Synset:Al Faran HUA HUM Harkat-ul-Mujahidin Harkat ul-Ansar Harkat ul-Mujahedeen Movement of Holy Warriors
Instance Hypernyms:FTO foreign terrorist organization terrorist group terrorist organization
Inherited Hypernyms:harkat-ul-mujahidinterrorist organizationpolitical movementmovementsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.eventa humming noiseSynset:humming
Examples:- the hum of distant traffic
Derivationally Related Form:hum
Hypernyms:noise
Inherited Hypernyms:humnoisesoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.communicationsing with closed lipsDerivationally Related Form:hummerhumming
Hypernyms:sing
Inherited Hypernyms:humsingtalkcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: hum) | They will --- the duet (apply to: hum)
vverb.stativebe noisy with activitySynset:buzz seethe
Examples:- This office is buzzing with activity
Derivationally Related Form:humhummingbuzz
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:humbe
Direct Hyponyms:pullulateswarmteem
Full Troponyms:crawlteem
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: buzz) | Cars --- in the streets (apply to: hum) | The streets --- with crowds (apply to: seethe, buzz) | The streets --- with cars (apply to: hum)
vverb.perceptionsound with a monotonous humSynset:thrum
Derivationally Related Form:hum
Hypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:humsoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Cars --- in the streets (apply to: thrum) | The streets --- with cars (apply to: thrum)
vverb.communicationmake a low continuous soundExamples:- The refrigerator is humming
Derivationally Related Form:humhumming
Hypernyms:make noise noise resound
Inherited Hypernyms:hummake noisesoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Something ---s