cage
English Thesaurus
1. a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | baseball equipment, |
| definition | : | equipment used in playing baseball (noun.artifact) |
2. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | enclosure, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | birdcage, |
| definition | : | a cage in which a bird can be kept (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hutch, |
| definition | : | a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | squirrel cage, |
| definition | : | cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it (noun.artifact) |
3. the net that is the goal in ice hockey (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | net, |
| definition | : | a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey) (noun.artifact) |
4. United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | composer, |
| definition | : | someone who composes music as a profession (noun.person) |
5. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | constraint, restraint, |
| definition | : | the state of being physically constrained (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | iron cage, |
| definition | : | a cage from which there is no escape (noun.state) |
6. confine in a cage (verb.social)
7. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept (noun.artifact)
8. confine in a cage (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cage, |
| definition | : | something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement (noun.state) |
9. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept (noun.artifact)
10. confine in a cage (verb.social)
| derivation | : | cage, |
| definition | : | something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement (noun.state) |
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