WordNet Search - 3.1
-
WordNet home page
-
Glossary
-
Help
Word to search for:
Display Options:
(Select option to change)
Hide Example Sentences
Hide Glosses
Show Frequency Counts
Show Database Locations
Show Lexical File Info
Show Lexical File Numbers
Show Sense Keys
Show Sense Numbers
Show all
Hide all
Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S:
(n)
sack
,
poke
,
paper bag
,
carrier bag
(a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases)
S:
(n)
pouch
,
sac
,
sack
,
pocket
(an enclosed space)
"the trapped miners found a pocket of air"
S:
(n)
sack
,
sackful
(the quantity contained in a sack)
S:
(n)
sack
(any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry))
S:
(n)
sack
,
sacque
(a woman's full loose hiplength jacket)
S:
(n)
hammock
,
sack
(a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily)
S:
(n)
chemise
,
sack
,
shift
(a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist)
S:
(n)
sack
(the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter)
"the sack of Rome"
S:
(n)
dismissal
,
dismission
,
discharge
,
firing
,
liberation
,
release
,
sack
,
sacking
(the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
Verb
S:
(v)
sack
,
plunder
(plunder (a town) after capture)
"the barbarians sacked Rome"
S:
(v)
displace
,
fire
,
give notice
,
can
,
dismiss
,
give the axe
,
send away
,
sack
,
force out
,
give the sack
,
terminate
(terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position)
"The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
S:
(v)
net
,
sack
,
sack up
,
clear
(make as a net profit)
"The company cleared $1 million"
S:
(v)
sack
(put in a sack)
"The grocer sacked the onions"