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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)
bar
(a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
"there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
S:
(n)
beater
(an implement for beating)
S:
(n)
brush
(an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)
S:
(n)
buff
,
buffer
(an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring))
S:
(n)
candlesnuffer
(an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle)
S:
(n)
cleaning implement
,
cleaning device
,
cleaning equipment
(any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)
S:
(n)
eraser
(an implement used to erase something)
S:
(n)
fire iron
(metal fireside implements)
S:
(n)
flail
(an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing)
S:
(n)
hook
(a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
S:
(n)
iron
,
branding iron
(implement used to brand live stock)
S:
(n)
leather strip
(implement consisting of a strip of leather)
S:
(n)
needle
(a sharp pointed implement (usually steel))
S:
(n)
oar
(an implement used to propel or steer a boat)
S:
(n)
rod
(a long thin implement made of metal or wood)
S:
(n)
sharpener
(any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper)
"a knife sharpener"
S:
(n)
snuffer
(a cone-shaped implement with a handle; for extinguishing candles)
S:
(n)
spear
,
gig
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fizgig
,
fishgig
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lance
(an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
S:
(n)
spike
(a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal))
"one of the spikes impaled him"
S:
(n)
sports implement
(an implement used in a sport)
S:
(n)
stick
(an implement consisting of a length of wood)
"he collected dry sticks for a campfire"; "the kid had a candied apple on a stick"
S:
(n)
stick
(a long thin implement resembling a length of wood)
"cinnamon sticks"; "a stick of dynamite"
S:
(n)
stirrer
(an implement used for stirring)
S:
(n)
strickle
(a tool or rod used to level off grain or other granular material that is heaped in a measure)
S:
(n)
swab
(implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion)
S:
(n)
swatter
,
flyswatter
,
flyswat
(an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects)
S:
(n)
tool
(an implement used in the practice of a vocation)
S:
(n)
tuning fork
(a metal implement with two prongs that gives a fixed tone when struck; used to tune musical instruments)
S:
(n)
utensil
(an implement for practical use (especially in a household))
S:
(n)
writing implement
(an implement that is used to write)
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
flail
[Related to:
flail
] (give a thrashing to; beat hard)
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
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
,
thresh
(move like a flail; thresh about)
"Her arms were flailing"