HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.
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| Shopping | The largest selection of ROLE products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France. |
| TV Shop | As seen on TV: Bun And Thigh Roller, beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products. |
| NOUN | 1 | role, function, office, part | The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group |
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| 2 | role, character, theatrical role, part, persona | An actor's portrayal of someone in a play | |
| 3 | role, function, purpose, use | What something is used for | |
| 4 | role | Normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting |
| Sounds | row'l |
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| Rhymes | amphibole, bankroll, bole / Bole, and 69 more rhymes in owl... |
| Meaning | The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group. |
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| Examples | "play its role" |
| Synonyms | function, office, part |
| Broader | duty |
| Narrower | capacity; hat; portfolio; stead, position, place, lieu; second fiddle |
| Meaning | An actor's portrayal of someone in a play. |
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| Synonyms | character, theatrical role, part, persona |
| Broader | portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation |
| Narrower | bit part, minor role; heavy; hero; ingenue; title role, name part; heroine; villain, baddie |
| Meaning | What something is used for. |
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| Synonyms | function, purpose, use |
| Broader | utility, usefulness |
| Narrower | raison d'etre |
| Attributes | functional; nonfunctional |
| Meaning | Normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting. |
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| Examples | "what is your role on the team?" |
| Broader | activity |
| Narrower | gender role; position |
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