nnoun.groupa friendly nationDerivationally Related Form:ally
Member Holonyms:alignment alinement alliance coalition
Hypernyms:body politic commonwealth country land nation res publica state
Inherited Hypernyms:allystatepolitical unitunitorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.personan associate who provides cooperation or assistanceSynset:friend
Examples:- he's a good ally in fight
Antonyms:foe
Derivationally Related Form:ally
Hypernyms:associate
Inherited Hypernyms:allyassociatepeerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:allyassociatepeerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:blood brother
Full Hyponyms:blood brother
vverb.socialbecome an ally or associate, as by a treaty or marriageExamples:- He allied himself with the Communists
Derivationally Related Form:allianceally
Hypernyms:affiliate associate assort consort
Inherited Hypernyms:allyconsortinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:misally
Full Troponyms:misally
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP