Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) chemical reaction, reaction ((chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others) "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"
S: (n) reaction (an idea evoked by some experience) "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
S: (n) reaction, response (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent) "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
S: (n) reaction ((mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body) "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
S: (n) reaction (a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude) "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"
S: (n) resistance, opposition (the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with) "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
S: (n) lockout (a management action resisting employee's demands; employees are barred from entering the workplace until they agree to terms)
S: (n) reaction (doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like) "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"