Enter a word on which you want information in the text box, an select the semantic relations you wish to display. If you're runing under Windowz, use 'Ctrl' to select several relations in the same row.

Let's call "word" the word on which you want to get some information. Here is a quick definition of each semantic relations:

Same Meaning : returns words that have the same meaning as "word"
Opposite Meaning : return words that have an opposite meaning
Whole Object : "word" is a part of the objects described by the returned words. ex : "wall" is a part of "building"
More General : "word" is a kind of the objects described by the returned words. ex "poodle" is kind of "dog"
More Specific : the objects described by the returnd words are a kind of "word"
Parts of Object : the objects described by the returnd words are parts of "words"
Attributes : returns the adjectives that characterise "word". ex : "weight" -> "heavy, light"
Cause : the returned verbs describe a state involved by the action of the verb "word". ex "kill" -> "die"
Frame : returns the construction of the verb "word"
Entailment : returns the actions required by the action described by the verb "word". ex "eat" -> "chew"
Related words : returns adjective or adverb of the same family as "word"

If you're looking for compound words, such as "jack o'lantern" and cannot find it, youd should better use "-" as the word separator, as in: "jack-o'-lantern."

For more information about Wordnet : WordNet - a Lexical Database for English.

This page was last modified on 15/03/1999