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plunger
Overview of noun plunger
The noun plunger has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. speculator, plunger -- (someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)
2. diver, plunger -- (someone who dives (into water))
3. plunger, plumber's helper -- (hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end; used to clean clogged drains)
4. piston, plunger -- (mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plunger
4 senses of plunger
Sense 1
speculator, plunger
=> adventurer, venturer
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> gambler
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
diver, plunger
=> swimmer
=> athlete, jock
=> contestant
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
plunger, plumber's helper
=> hand tool
=> tool
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
piston, plunger
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun plunger
1 of 4 senses of plunger
Sense 1
speculator, plunger
=> hedger
=> operator
=> scalper
=> venture capitalist
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plunger
4 senses of plunger
Sense 1
speculator, plunger
=> adventurer, venturer
=> gambler
Sense 2
diver, plunger
=> swimmer
Sense 3
plunger, plumber's helper
=> hand tool
Sense 4
piston, plunger
=> mechanical device
Antonyms of noun plunger
Member Holonyms of noun plunger
Substance Holonyms of noun plunger
Part Holonyms of noun plunger
1 of 4 senses of plunger
Sense 4
piston, plunger
PART OF: reciprocating engine
Member Meronyms of noun plunger
Substance Meronyms of noun plunger
Part Meronyms of noun plunger
1 of 4 senses of plunger
Sense 4
piston, plunger
HAS PART: piston ring
HAS PART: piston rod
Meronyms of noun plunger
1 of 4 senses of plunger
Sense 4
piston, plunger
HAS PART: piston ring
HAS PART: piston rod
Holonyms of noun plunger
1 of 4 senses of plunger
Sense 4
piston, plunger
PART OF: reciprocating engine
Attributes of noun plunger
Derived Forms of noun plunger
3 of 4 senses of plunger
Sense 2
diver, plunger
RELATED TO>(verb) plunge#6
=> plunge, dump
RELATED TO>(verb) plunge#1
=> immerse, plunge
Sense 3
plunger, plumber's helper
RELATED TO>(verb) plunge#1
=> immerse, plunge
RELATED TO>(verb) plunge#7
=> dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
Sense 4
piston, plunger
RELATED TO>(verb) plunge#1
=> immerse, plunge
Domain of noun plunger
Domain Terms of noun plunger
Familiarity of noun plunger
plunger used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun plunger
4 senses of plunger
Sense 1
speculator, plunger
> adventurer, venturer
=> argonaut
=> adventuress
=> cowboy
=> daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler, lunatic, harum-scarum
=> gambler, risk taker
=> hotspur
=> mercenary, soldier of fortune
=> mountaineer, mountain climber
=> speculator, plunger
HAS INSTANCE=> Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Casanova de Seingalt, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt
> gambler
=> ex-gambler
=> bettor, better, wagerer, punter
=> bookmaker, bookie
=> crapshooter
=> croupier
=> high roller
=> loser
=> odds-maker, handicapper
=> shooter, crap-shooter
=> speculator, plunger
=> sporting man
=> winner
Sense 2
diver, plunger
> swimmer
=> backstroker
=> breaststroker
=> diver, plunger
=> skinny-dipper
HAS INSTANCE=> Ederle, Gertrude Ederle, Gertrude Caroline Ederle
Sense 3
plunger, plumber's helper
> hand tool
=> awl
=> bevel, bevel square
=> bodkin, threader
=> bodkin
=> crank, starter
=> dibble, dibber
=> file
=> float, plasterer's float
=> graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel
=> gutter
=> hammer
=> hand shovel
=> marlinespike, marlinspike, marlingspike
=> miter box, mitre box
=> opener
=> pallet
=> pestle
=> pick
=> pincer, pair of pincers, tweezer, pair of tweezers
=> pipe cutter
=> pitchfork
=> plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking plane
=> pliers, pair of pliers, plyers
=> plumber's snake, auger
=> plunger, plumber's helper
=> ravehook
=> sandblaster
=> saw
=> scraper
=> screwdriver
=> shovel
=> soldering iron
=> spatula
=> spreader
=> square
=> straightedge
=> tire iron, tire tool
=> trowel
=> weeder, weed-whacker
=> wire stripper
=> wrench, spanner
Sense 4
piston, plunger
> mechanical device
=> broadcaster, spreader
=> bumper
=> bumper guard
=> carburetor, carburettor
=> compressor
=> copyholder
=> coupling, coupler
=> curler, hair curler, roller, crimper
=> diaphragm, stop
=> dicer
=> electromechanical device
=> escapement
=> gearshift, gearstick, shifter, gear lever
=> grab
=> hook, claw
=> machine, simple machine
=> pantograph
=> piston, plunger
=> propeller, propellor
=> pump
=> ratchet, rachet, ratch
=> record changer, auto-changer, changer
=> ride
=> seeder
=> shutter
=> splicer
=> splint
=> sprinkler
=> stator, stator coil
=> stoker
=> stretcher
=> striker
=> supply chamber
=> swing
=> tone arm, pickup, pickup arm
=> trap
=> vibrator
=> vibrator
=> voting machine
=> weathervane, weather vane, vane, wind vane
=> wheelwork
=> winder
=> winder, key
=> windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade
Meronyms of noun plunger
4 senses of plunger
Sense 1
speculator, plunger
=> adventurer, venturer
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
=> gambler
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 2
diver, plunger
=> swimmer
=> athlete, jock
=> contestant
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 3
plunger, plumber's helper
=> hand tool
HAS PART: handle, grip, handgrip, hold
HAS PART: shank, stem
=> tool
=> implement
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 4
piston, plunger
HAS PART: piston ring
HAS PART: piston rod
=> mechanical device
=> mechanism
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun plunger
1 of 4 senses of plunger
Sense 4
piston, plunger
PART OF: reciprocating engine
Grep of noun plunger
plunger
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