nnoun.objectone of the large landmasses of the earthExamples:- there are seven continents
- pioneers had to cross the continent on foot
Derivationally Related Form:continental
Hypernyms:land mass landmass
Inherited Hypernyms:continentlandmasslandobjectphysical entityentity
Instance Hyponyms:Africa Antarctic continent Antarctica Asia Australia Eurasia Europe Gondwanaland Laurasia North America Pangaea Pangea South America
Part Meronyms:craton subcontinent
nnoun.locationthe European mainlandExamples:- Englishmen like to visit the Continent but they wouldn't like to live there
Derivationally Related Form:Continental
Part Holonyms:Europe
Instance Hypernyms:mainland
Inherited Hypernyms:continentmainlandlandobjectphysical entityentity
adjadj.allhaving control over urination and defecationAntonyms:incontinent
Derivationally Related Form:continencecontain
Inherited Hypernyms:continent
adj satadj.allabstaining from sexual intercourseSynset:celibate
Antonyms:unchaste
Derivationally Related Form:continencecontinencycelibate
Inherited Hypernyms:celibate
Similar to:chaste