Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient (an abstract part of something) "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
S: (n) component, constituent, element (an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system) "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system"
S: (n) chemical element, element (any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter)
S: (n) ylem ((cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements)
S: (n) dark matter ((cosmology) a hypothetical form of matter that is believed to make up 90 percent of the universe; it is invisible (does not absorb or emit light) and does not collide with atomic particles but exerts gravitational force)
S: (n) antimatter (matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances)
S: (n) glop (any gummy shapeless matter; usually unpleasant)
S: (n) fluid (continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas)
S: (n) system ((physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium) "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
S: (n) residue (matter that remains after something has been removed)
S: (n) solid (matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure)
S: (n) solute (the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state)
S: (n) emanation (something that is emitted or radiated (as a gas or an odor or a light, etc.))
S: (n) part, portion, component part, component, constituent (something determined in relation to something that includes it) "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton"
S: (n) substance (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists) "DNA is the substance of our genes"
S: (n) item, point (a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list) "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first"
S: (n) butt (the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots)
S: (n) basis, base (the most important or necessary part of something) "the basis of this drink is orange juice"
S: (n) detail, particular, item (a small part that can be considered separately from the whole) "it was perfect in all details"
S: (n) unit (an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole) "the reduced the number of units and installations"; "the word is a basic linguistic unit"
S: (n) member (anything that belongs to a set or class) "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"
S: (n) remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest (something left after other parts have been taken away) "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance"
S: (n) element (the most favorable environment for a plant or animal) "water is the element of fishes"
S: (n) element (one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe) "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
S: (n) element (the situation in which you are happiest and most effective) "in your element"
S: (n) element (a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone)