descent
English Thesaurus
1. the act of changing your location in a downward direction (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | motion, move, movement, |
| definition | : | the act of changing location from one place to another (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | abseil, rappel, |
| definition | : | (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | swoop, |
| definition | : | a swift descent through the air (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | crash dive, |
| definition | : | a rapid descent by a submarine (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | drop, |
| definition | : | the act of dropping something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | collapse, flop, |
| definition | : | the act of throwing yourself down (noun.act) |
2. properties attributable to your ancestry (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | full blood, |
| definition | : | descent from parents both of one pure breed (noun.attribute) |
3. a movement downward (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | change of location, travel, |
| definition | : | a movement through space that changes the location of something (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | drop, fall, |
| definition | : | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | lightening, |
| definition | : | descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | set, |
| definition | : | the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | cascade, shower, |
| definition | : | a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | sinking, |
| definition | : | a descent as through liquid (especially through water) (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | slide, |
| definition | : | (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. (noun.event) |
4. the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
| hyponym | : | side, |
| definition | : | a family line of descent (noun.group) |
5. a downward slope or bend (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | incline, side, slope, |
| definition | : | an elevated geological formation (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | downhill, |
| definition | : | the downward slope of a hill (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | steep, |
| definition | : | a steep place (as on a hill) (noun.object) |
6. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (noun.linkdef)
| hyponym | : | bilateral descent, |
| definition | : | line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | unilateral descent, |
| definition | : | line of descent traced through one side of the family (noun.linkdef) |
7. a movement downward (noun.event)
8. the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
| derivation | : | come, derive, descend, |
| definition | : | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | direct, lineal, |
| definition | : | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all) |
9. a downward slope or bend (noun.object)
| derivation | : | fall, |
| definition | : | slope downward (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | decline, |
| definition | : | go down (verb.motion) |
10. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | filiate, |
| definition | : | fix the paternity of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | come, derive, descend, |
| definition | : | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative) |
11. a movement downward (noun.event)
12. the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
| derivation | : | come, derive, descend, |
| definition | : | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | direct, lineal, |
| definition | : | in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all) |
13. a downward slope or bend (noun.object)
| derivation | : | fall, |
| definition | : | slope downward (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | decline, |
| definition | : | go down (verb.motion) |
14. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors (noun.linkdef)
| derivation | : | filiate, |
| definition | : | fix the paternity of (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | come, derive, descend, |
| definition | : | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative) |
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