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black eye
Overview of noun black-eye
The noun black eye has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) shiner, black eye, mouse -- (a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye)
2. black eye -- (a bad reputation; "his behavior gave the whole family a black eye")
3. reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye -- (an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun black-eye
3 senses of black eye
Sense 1
shiner, black eye, mouse
=> bruise, contusion
=> injury, hurt, harm, trauma
=> ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
=> pathological state
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
black eye
=> repute, reputation
=> honor, honour, laurels
=> standing
=> status, position
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun black-eye
1 of 3 senses of black eye
Sense 3
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
=> whammy
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun black-eye
3 senses of black eye
Sense 1
shiner, black eye, mouse
=> bruise, contusion
Sense 2
black eye
=> repute, reputation
Sense 3
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Antonyms of noun black-eye
Member Holonyms of noun black-eye
Substance Holonyms of noun black-eye
Part Holonyms of noun black-eye
Member Meronyms of noun black-eye
Substance Meronyms of noun black-eye
Part Meronyms of noun black-eye
Meronyms of noun black-eye
Holonyms of noun black-eye
Attributes of noun black-eye
Derived Forms of noun black-eye
Domain of noun black-eye
Domain Terms of noun black-eye
Familiarity of noun black-eye
black eye used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun black-eye
3 senses of black eye
Sense 1
shiner, black eye, mouse
> bruise, contusion
=> ecchymosis
=> petechia
=> shiner, black eye, mouse
Sense 2
black eye
> repute, reputation
=> black eye
=> stock
=> character
=> name
=> fame
Sense 3
reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
=> avalanche
=> experience
=> trouble
=> treat
=> miracle
=> wonder, marvel
=> thing
=> episode
=> eventuality, contingency, contingence
=> beginning
=> ending, conclusion, finish
=> one-off
=> periodic event, recurrent event
=> change, alteration, modification
=> error, computer error
=> accident, fortuity, chance event
=> fire
=> incident
=> discharge
=> case, instance, example
=> movement, motion
=> failure
=> success
=> appearance
=> destiny, fate
=> disappearance
=> disappearance
=> contact, impinging, striking
=> finish
=> interruption, break
=> sound
=> union
=> news event
=> flash
=> convergence
=> juncture, occasion
=> outburst, burst, flare-up
=> outbreak, eruption, irruption
=> reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eye
=> boom, bonanza, gold rush, gravy, godsend, manna from heaven, windfall, bunce
=> crash, collapse
=> supervention
Meronyms of noun black-eye
3 senses of black eye
Holonyms of noun black-eye
Grep of noun black-eye
black-eyed pea
black-eyed susan
black-eyed susan vine
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