Pattern
nnoun.cognitiona perceptual structureSynset:form shape
Examples:- the composition presents problems for students of musical form
- a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
Derivationally Related Form:shapeformpattern
Part Holonyms:percept perception perceptual experience
Hypernyms:structure
Inherited Hypernyms:formstructurecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fractalgestaltgridkaleidoscopemosaicstrand
Full Hyponyms:amsler gridfractalgestaltgridkaleidoscopemosaicreference gridstrand
nnoun.acta customary way of operation or behaviorSynset:practice
Examples:- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
Derivationally Related Form:practicalpracticepattern
Hypernyms:activity
Inherited Hypernyms:practiceactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:biologismcalisthenicscallisthenicscannibalismcareerismcooperationcross dressingcustomfashionfeatherbeddingformalismhabitudelobbyismlynch lawmistreatmentmodernismnaturismnonconformismnudismoccultoccult artsone-upmanshipornamentalismpapismpeonagepluralismpoperyquotationritualritualismslaveholdingslaverysymbolisationsymbolismsymbolizationsystematismtransvestismtransvestitismunwritten lawusageusance
Full Hyponyms:ablutionamericanismanglicismannoyanceanthropophagyatrocitybadgeringbaitingbastinadobetrothalbiologismblaxploitationbootbridalbrutalityburningcalisthenicscannibalismcareerismcelebrationchild abusechild neglectcivil marriagecleanlinesscolonialismcommunionconsuetudecooperationcouvadecrucifixioncrueltycustomdespitedismembermentdisregardelectric shockenormityexacerbationexasperationexploitationfashionfeatherbeddingformalismgenital torturegermanismhabithabitudeharassmenthijabimpalementintercommunionjudicial torturekia quenkitteeline of least resistancelobbyismlove matchlynch lawmaltreatmentmarriagemccarthyismmistreatmentmodernismnail pullingneocolonialismnonconformismnudismoccultone-upmanshipoppressionornamentalismoutragepeonagepersecutionpicketpluralismpogrompoperyprolonged interrogationquotationrackred flagremarriagerite of passageritualritualismroundsecond naturesensory deprivationsexploitationsexual harassmentslaverysleep deprivationstrappadosymbolismsystematismteasetorturetransvestismunwritten lawwitch-hunt
nnoun.artifacta decorative or artistic workSynset:design figure
Examples:- the coach had a design on the doors
Derivationally Related Form:design
Hypernyms:decoration ornament ornamentation
Inherited Hypernyms:designdecorationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:argyleargyllbear clawdamascenedecaldecalcomaniadeviceemblemherringboneherringbone patternlinocutmandalamarkingmihrabmotifmotivepolka dotpyrographscreen saversunbursttattootetraskeletetraskeliontriskeletriskelionweave
Full Hyponyms:american flagamyloid plaqueannuletargylearterial plaquebandbannerbar sinisterbattle flagbear clawbendblack flagblazebullacachetcalvary crossceltic crosschargecheckchevroncoat of armscollarcolophoncolorscrestcrisscrosscrosscrucifixdamascenedecaldental plaquedeviceemblemensigneyespotfaculafanionfesseflagfleur-de-lisfrecklegreat sealgreek crosshandstamphatchheraldryherringbonehoundstooth checkjackjerusalem crosslatin crosslinocutliver spotlorraine crossmaculemaltese crossmandalamarkingmihrabmotifnational flagnebulaopen weaveordinaryoriflammepapal crossparhelionpatriarchal crosspennantpennoncelplague spotplain weaveplaquepolka dotpyrographquarteringroundelsatin weavescreen saversealshadingsignetskull and crossbonesspecksplashspotststandardstars and barsstretch markstripesunburstsunspotswastikatattootau crosstetraskeliontotemtotem poletricolortriskeliontwillunionunion jackweavewhite flagworn spotyellow jack
nnoun.cognitionsomething regarded as a normative exampleSynset:convention formula normal rule
Examples:- the convention of not naming the main character
- violence is the rule not the exception
- his formula for impressing visitors
Derivationally Related Form:formularize
Hypernyms:practice
Inherited Hypernyms:conventionpracticecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:code of behaviorcode of conductmoresuniversal
Full Hyponyms:code of conductcourtly loveknight errantrymoresprotocoluniversal
nnoun.cognitiona model considered worthy of imitationExamples:- the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics
Derivationally Related Form:pattern
Hypernyms:example exemplar good example model
Inherited Hypernyms:patternexemplaridealideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionsomething intended as a guide for making something elseSynset:blueprint design
Examples:- a blueprint for a house
- a pattern for a skirt
Derivationally Related Form:blueprintpattern
Hypernyms:plan program programme
Inherited Hypernyms:blueprintplanideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.locationthe path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airportSynset:approach pattern traffic pattern
Examples:- the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded
- they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted
Derivationally Related Form:pattern
Hypernyms:itinerary path route
Inherited Hypernyms:traffic patternpathlinelocationobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:approach approach path glide path glide slope
nnoun.communicationgraphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angleSynset:radiation diagram radiation pattern
Hypernyms:graph graphical record graphical recording
Inherited Hypernyms:radiation patterngraphvisual communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:lobe
vverb.creationplan or create according to a model or modelsSynset:model
Derivationally Related Form:modelermodelmodellerpattern
Hypernyms:copy imitate simulate
Inherited Hypernyms:modelimitatereproduceproduce
Direct Hyponyms:scalesovietisesovietize
Full Troponyms:scalesovietize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.stativeform a patternExamples:- These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before
Derivationally Related Form:pattern
Hypernyms:agree check correspond fit gibe jibe match tally
Inherited Hypernyms:patternmatchequal
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP