Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon) "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
S: (n) impression, effect (an outward appearance) "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"
S: (n) effect (an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived)) "he just did it for effect"
S: (n) meaning, significance, signification, import (the message that is intended or expressed or signified) "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
S: (n) lexical meaning (the meaning of a content word that depends on the nonlinguistic concepts it is used to express)
S: (n) grammatical meaning (the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form)
S: (n) sense, signified (the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted) "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"
S: (n) moral, lesson (the significance of a story or event) "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
S: (n) nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement (a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude) "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"
S: (n) overtone ((usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality) "overtones of despair"
S: (n) point (a brief version of the essential meaning of something) "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
S: (n) effect, force ((of a law) having legal validity) "the law is still in effect"
S: (n) effect (a symptom caused by an illness or a drug) "the effects of sleep loss"; "the effect of the anesthetic"