WordNet Search - 3.1
-
WordNet home page
-
Glossary
-
Help
Word to search for:
Display Options:
(Select option to change)
Hide Example Sentences
Hide Glosses
Show Frequency Counts
Show Database Locations
Show Lexical File Info
Show Lexical File Numbers
Show Sense Keys
Show Sense Numbers
Show all
Hide all
Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S:
(n)
ply
(one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination)
"three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
S:
(n)
ply
((usually in combinations) one of several layers of cloth or paper or wood as in plywood)
domain usage
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
Verb
S:
(v)
provide
,
supply
,
ply
,
cater
(give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance)
"The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"
S:
(v)
ply
(apply oneself diligently)
"Ply one's trade"
S:
(v)
ply
,
run
(travel a route regularly)
"Ships ply the waters near the coast"
S:
(v)
ply
(join together as by twisting, weaving, or molding)
"ply fabric"
S:
(v)
ply
(wield vigorously)
"ply an axe"
S:
(v)
ply
(use diligently)
"ply your wits!"