nnoun.act(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at CalvaryTopic:Church of RomeRoman CatholicRoman Catholic ChurchRoman ChurchWestern Church
Domain Usage:pluralplural form
Synset:Stations Stations of the Cross
Hypernyms:devotion series
Inherited Hypernyms:stationsdevotionprayerworshipactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:stationsseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purposeExamples:- he started looking for a gas station
- the train pulled into the station
Hypernyms:facility installation
Inherited Hypernyms:stationfacilityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:broadcast stationbroadcasting stationdepotfire stationfirehousefirst-aid stationobservation stationpolice headquarterspolice stationpower plantpower stationpowerhouseservice stationstation housesubstationterminalterminus
Full Hyponyms:air terminalbroadcasting stationbus terminalcathodechanneldressing stationfire stationfirst-aid stationgasoline stationobservation stationpolice stationpower stationradio beaconradio stationrailway stationsampling stationservice stationsubstationsubway stationtelevision stationterminaltruck stopwhistle stopwind farm
nnoun.stateproper or designated social situationSynset:place station
Examples:- he overstepped his place
- the responsibilities of a man in his station
- married above her station
Hypernyms:rank social rank social station social status
Inherited Hypernyms:placesocial stationstatusstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:niche
nnoun.location(nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for dutyTopic:naval forcesnavy
Derivationally Related Form:station
Hypernyms:place position
Inherited Hypernyms:stationpositionpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.locationthe position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to standSynset:post station
Examples:- a soldier manned the entrance post
- a sentry station
Derivationally Related Form:station
Hypernyms:place position
Inherited Hypernyms:postpositionpointlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bridgeheadlookoutobservation postoutpostoutstation
Full Hyponyms:bridgeheadlookoutmeteorological observation postoutstation
nnoun.attributethe frequency assigned to a broadcasting stationHypernyms:radio frequency
Inherited Hypernyms:stationradio frequencyfrequencyratemagnitude relationrelationabstractionentity
vverb.competitionassign to a stationSynset:place post send station
Derivationally Related Form:placestation
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:stationmove
Direct Hyponyms:fortgarrisonlocateplacesite
Full Troponyms:fortgarrisonlocate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP