Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) interest, involvement (a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something) "an interest in music"
S: (n) sake, interest (a reason for wanting something done) "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"
S: (n) interest, interestingness (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)) "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"
S: (n) interest (a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed) "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"
S: (n) interest, stake ((law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something) "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"
S: (n) interest, interest group ((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims) "the iron interests stepped up production"
S: (n) body (a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity) "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
S: (n) society (an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization)
S: (n) minority (a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part)
S: (n) sector (a social group that forms part of the society or the economy) "the public sector"
S: (n) interest, interest group ((usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims) "the iron interests stepped up production"
S: (n) phylum ((linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related)
S: (n) force (a group of people having the power of effective action) "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
S: (n) platoon (a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity) "platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the defensive platoon of the football team"
S: (n) revolving door (an organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership)
S: (n) set, circle, band, lot (an unofficial association of people or groups) "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
S: (n) moiety (one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe)
S: (n) tribe, folk (a social division of (usually preliterate) people)
S: (n) movement, social movement, front (a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals) "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"
S: (n) wing (a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function) "they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party"
S: (n) pastime, interest, pursuit (a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)) "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
Verb
S: (v) interest (excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of)
S: (v) concern, interest, occupy, worry (be on the mind of) "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
S: (v) matter to, interest (be of importance or consequence) "This matters to me!"