nnoun.groupa Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersionSynset:Church of the Brethren Dippers Dunkers
Hypernyms:Baptist denomination
Inherited Hypernyms:church of the brethrenbaptist denominationprotestant denominationdenominationnongovernmental organizationorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:Dunkard Dunker Tunker
nnoun.artifacta ladle that has a cup with a long handleDerivationally Related Form:dip
Hypernyms:ladle
Inherited Hypernyms:dipperladlevesselcontainerinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.objecta cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is PolarisSynset:Dipper Little Dipper
Part Holonyms:Little Bear Ursa Minor
Instance Hypernyms:asterism
Inherited Hypernyms:little dipperasterismnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Member Meronyms:North Star Polaris polar star pole star polestar
nnoun.objecta group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa MajorSynset:Big Dipper Charles's Wain Dipper Plough Wagon Wain
Part Holonyms:Great Bear Ursa Major
Instance Hypernyms:asterism
Inherited Hypernyms:big dipperasterismnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalsmall North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumageSynset:Bucephela albeola bufflehead butterball dipper
Member Holonyms:Bucephala genus Bucephala
Hypernyms:duck
Inherited Hypernyms:buffleheadduckanseriform birdwaterfowlaquatic birdbirdvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animalsmall stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottomSynset:dipper water ouzel
Member Holonyms:Cinclidae family Cinclidae
Hypernyms:oscine oscine bird
Inherited Hypernyms:water ouzeloscinepasserinebirdvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:American water ouzelCinclus aquaticusCinclus mexicanusEuropean water ouzel
Full Hyponyms:american water ouzeleuropean water ouzel