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spectacle
Overview of noun spectacle
The noun spectacle has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (8) spectacle -- (something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape")
2. (2) spectacle -- (an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale)
3. spectacle -- (a blunder that makes you look ridiculous; used in the phrase `make a spectacle of' yourself)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spectacle
3 senses of spectacle
Sense 1
spectacle
=> sight
=> display
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
spectacle
=> display, presentation
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
spectacle
=> blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
=> mistake, error, fault
=> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun spectacle
1 of 3 senses of spectacle
Sense 2
spectacle
=> bullfight, corrida
=> naumachy, naumachia
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spectacle
3 senses of spectacle
Sense 1
spectacle
=> sight
Sense 2
spectacle
=> display, presentation
Sense 3
spectacle
=> blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
Antonyms of noun spectacle
Member Holonyms of noun spectacle
Substance Holonyms of noun spectacle
Part Holonyms of noun spectacle
Member Meronyms of noun spectacle
Substance Meronyms of noun spectacle
Part Meronyms of noun spectacle
Meronyms of noun spectacle
Holonyms of noun spectacle
Attributes of noun spectacle
Derived Forms of noun spectacle
2 of 3 senses of spectacle
Sense 1
spectacle
RELATED TO>(adj) spectacular#3
=> outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking
Sense 2
spectacle
RELATED TO>(adj) spectacular#2
=> spectacular
Domain of noun spectacle
Domain Terms of noun spectacle
Familiarity of noun spectacle
spectacle used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun spectacle
3 senses of spectacle
Sense 1
spectacle
> sight
=> spectacle
Sense 2
spectacle
> display, presentation
=> float
=> Snellen chart
=> spectacle
=> visual display unit, VDU
Sense 3
spectacle
> blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
=> bobble
=> snafu
=> spectacle
=> bull
=> fumble, muff
=> fluff
=> faux pas, gaffe, solecism, slip, gaucherie
=> howler
=> clanger
=> trip, trip-up, stumble, misstep
Meronyms of noun spectacle
3 senses of spectacle
Sense 2
spectacle
=> display, presentation
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun spectacle
Grep of noun spectacle
spectacle
spectacled caiman
spectacles
Grep of adj spectacle
spectacled
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