WordNet Synset

A WordNet Synset is a Synset in the WordNet Database.

• Context:
  • It can be represented by a WordNet Record.
• Example(s):
  • “entity”:
    • <SYNSET><ID>ENG20-00001740-n</ID><POS>n</POS><SYNONYM><LITERAL>entity<SENSE>1</SENSE></LITERAL></SYNONYM><DEF>that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)</DEF><BCS>2</BCS><DOMAIN>factotum</DOMAIN><SUMO>Physical<TYPE>=</TYPE></SUMO></SYNSET>
  • “front man” http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2=&o0=1&o7=&o5=&o1=1&o6=&o4=&o3=&s=front+man&i=0&h=0#c
    • <SYNSET><ID>ENG171-08299742-n</ID> <POS>n</POS><SYNONYM><LITERAL>front man<SENSE>1</SENSE></LITERAL><LITERAL>front<SENSE>8</SENSE></LITERAL><LITERAL>figurehead<SENSE>1</SENSE></LITERAL><LITERAL>nominal head<SENSE>1</SENSE></LITERAL><LITERAL>straw man<SENSE>1</SENSE></LITERAL></SYNONYM><ILR><TYPE>hypernym</TYPE>ENG171-08207586-n</ILR><DEF>a person used as a cover for some questionable activity</DEF>

</SYNSET>

• • "run." http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=run
    • (Verb) run#1 (move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time)
    • (Verb) scat#1, run#2, scarper#1, turn tail#1, lam#1, run away#1, hightail it#1, bunk#3, head for the hills#1, take to the woods#1, escape#6, fly the coop#1, break away#5 (flee; take to one's heels; cut and run)
    • (Verb) run#3, go#7, pass#6, lead#6, extend#2 (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point)
    • (Verb) operate#1, run#4 (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.)
    • (Noun) run#1, tally#1 (a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely)
    • (Noun) test#5, trial#1, run#2 (the act of testing something)
    • (Noun) footrace#1, foot race#1, run#3 (a race run on foot)
    • (Noun) streak#1, run#4 (an unbroken series of events)

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