English > relation: 6 senses > noun 1, Tops| Meaning | An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. |
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| Narrower | affinity, kinship | A close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character |
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| association | A relation resulting from interaction or dependence |
| business relation | A relation between different business enterprises |
| causality | The relation between causes and effects |
| change | A relational difference between states |
| comparison | relation based on similarities and differences |
| connection, connexion, connectedness | A relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) |
| control | A relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another |
| foundation | The basis on which something is grounded |
| function | A relation such that one thing is dependent on another |
| interrelation, interrelationship, interrelatedness | mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness |
| kinship, family relationship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| linguistic relation | A relation between linguistic / linguistic forms or constituents |
| logical relation | A relation between propositions |
| magnitude relation, quantitative relation | A relation between magnitudes |
| mathematical relation | A relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) |
| opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| ownership | The relation of an owner to the thing possessed |
| part, portion, component part, component, constituent | Something determined in relation to something that includes it |
| position, spatial relation | The spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
| possession | Anything owned or possessed |
| reciprocality, reciprocity | A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence |
| relationship, human relationship | A relation between people |
| social relation | A relation between living organisms (especially between people) |
| temporal relation | A relation involving time |
| unconnectedness | The lack of a connection between things |
| Broader | abstraction, abstract entity | A general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
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| Spanish | relación, vínculo |
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| Catalan | lligam, relació, vincle |
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| Nouns | relationship | a relation between people |
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| relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| relationship | a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) |
| Verbs | relate | make a logical or causal connection |
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| relate | be in a relationship with |
English > relation: 6 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur. |
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| Synonyms | sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, sexual relation, carnal knowledge |
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| Parts | insemination | The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female |
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| Narrower | defloration | The act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) |
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| fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup | slang for sexual intercourse |
| hank panky | illicit sexual intercourse |
| penetration | The act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman |
| unlawful carnal knowledge, criminal congress | forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
| Broader | sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity | Activities associated with sexual intercourse |
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| Spanish | acto carnal, acto sexual, coito, coitus, concúbito, copulación, cópula, relaciones sexuales, relación, relación sexual |
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| Catalan | acte carnal, acte sexual, coit, concúbit, copulació, còpula, relació sexual |
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English > relation: 6 senses > noun 3, person | Meaning | A person related by blood or marriage. |
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| Example | "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
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| Synonym | relative |
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| Member of | kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe | group of people related by blood or marriage |
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| Narrower | agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib | One related on the father's side |
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| ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) |
| blood relation, blood relative, cognate, sib | One related by blood or origin |
| cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin | The child of your aunt or uncle |
| descendant, descendent | A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race |
| enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib | One related on the mother's side |
| in-law, relative-in-law | A relative by marriage |
| kin, kinsperson, family | A person having kinship / kinship with another or others |
| kinsman | A male relative |
| kinswoman | A female relative |
| kissing cousin, kissing kin | A more or less distant relative |
| next of kin | The person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person |
| offspring, progeny, issue | The immediate descendants of a person |
| second cousin | A child of a first cousin |
| sibling, sib | A person's brother or sister |
| spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half | A person's partner in marriage |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
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| Spanish | pariente |
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| Catalan | parent |
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| Nouns | relationship | a relation between people |
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| relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption |
| relationship | a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection) |
