nnoun.acta hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a warTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:battle conflict fight
Examples:- Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga
- he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement
Derivationally Related Form:engagebattlefight
Part Holonyms:war warfare
Hypernyms:action military action
Inherited Hypernyms:battlemilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:battlemilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Armageddonarmed combatassaultcombatdogfightnaval battlepitched battle
Instance Hyponyms:Battle of Britain Drogheda
Full Hyponyms:aggressionarmageddonassaultcombatdogfighthostilitiesnaval battlepitched battleresisting arreststormtrench warfare
nnoun.groupa meeting arranged in advanceSynset:appointment date
Examples:- she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Derivationally Related Form:date
Hypernyms:get together meeting
Inherited Hypernyms:datemeetingsocial gatheringgatheringsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:blind datedouble daterendezvoustryst
Member Meronyms:date escort
Full Hyponyms:blind datedouble datetryst
nnoun.communicationa mutual promise to marrySynset:betrothal troth
Derivationally Related Form:engage
Hypernyms:promise
Inherited Hypernyms:betrothalpromisecommitmentmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:betrothalpromisespeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ringing
nnoun.actthe act of giving someone a jobSynset:employment
Derivationally Related Form:engageemploy
Hypernyms:action
Inherited Hypernyms:employmentactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bookingcall-backreservationshape-up
Full Hyponyms:bookingcall-backshape-up
nnoun.actemployment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of timeSynset:booking
Examples:- the play had bookings throughout the summer
Derivationally Related Form:book
Hypernyms:employment work
Inherited Hypernyms:engagementemploymentoccupationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:gig
nnoun.eventcontact by fitting togetherSynset:interlocking mesh meshing
Examples:- the engagement of the clutch
- the meshing of gears
Derivationally Related Form:engagemesh
Hypernyms:contact impinging striking
Inherited Hypernyms:engagementcontacthappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of sharing in the activities of a groupSynset:involution involvement participation
Examples:- the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities
Antonyms:non-engagementnonparticipationnon-involvement
Derivationally Related Form:engageparticipateinvolve
Hypernyms:group action
Inherited Hypernyms:engagementgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:engagementgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:commitmentgroup participationintercessionintervention
Full Hyponyms:commitmentgroup participationincurrenceinterventionmatchmakingmediation