picket
English Thesaurus
1. a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake (noun.act)
2. a wooden strip forming part of a fence (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | strip, |
| definition | : | thin piece of wood or metal (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | paling, picket fence, |
| definition | : | a fence made of upright pickets (noun.artifact) |
3. a vehicle performing sentinel duty (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | military vehicle, |
| definition | : | vehicle used by the armed forces (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | picket boat, |
| definition | : | a boat serving as a picket (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | picket ship, |
| definition | : | a ship serving as a picket (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, |
| definition | : | the military forces of a nation (noun.group) |
4. a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | detachment, |
| definition | : | a small unit of troops of special composition (noun.group) |
5. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | security guard, watcher, watchman, |
| definition | : | a guard who keeps watch (noun.person) |
6. a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | demonstrator, protester, |
| definition | : | someone who participates in a public display of group feeling (noun.person) |
7. fasten with a picket (verb.contact)
8. serve as pickets or post pickets (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | demonstrate, march, |
| definition | : | march in protest; take part in a demonstration (verb.social) |
9. a wooden strip forming part of a fence (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | picket, |
| definition | : | fasten with a picket (verb.contact) |
10. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (noun.person)
11. a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work (noun.person)
| derivation | : | picket, |
| definition | : | serve as pickets or post pickets (verb.social) |
12. fasten with a picket (verb.contact)
13. serve as pickets or post pickets (verb.social)
| derivation | : | picket, |
| definition | : | a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work (noun.person) |
14. a wooden strip forming part of a fence (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | picket, |
| definition | : | fasten with a picket (verb.contact) |
15. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (noun.person)
16. a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work (noun.person)
| derivation | : | picket, |
| definition | : | serve as pickets or post pickets (verb.social) |
17. fasten with a picket (verb.contact)
18. serve as pickets or post pickets (verb.social)
| derivation | : | picket, |
| definition | : | a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work (noun.person) |
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