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Noun
S:
(n)
flail
(an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
implement
(instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end)
S:
(n)
instrumentality
,
instrumentation
(an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
S:
(n)
artifact
,
artefact
(a man-made object taken as a whole)
S:
(n)
whole
,
unit
(an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity)
"how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
S:
(n)
object
,
physical object
(a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
"it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
S:
(n)
physical entity
(an entity that has physical existence)
S:
(n)
entity
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
flail
[Related to:
flail
] (give a thrashing to; beat hard)
derivationally related form
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Verb
S:
(v)
thrash
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thresh
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lam
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flail
(give a thrashing to; beat hard)
S:
(v)
flail
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thresh
(move like a flail; thresh about)
"Her arms were flailing"