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phalanx
Overview of noun phalanx
The noun phalanx has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) phalanx -- (any of the bones of the fingers or toes)
2. (1) phalanx -- (any closely ranked crowd of people)
3. phalanx -- (a body of troops in close array)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phalanx
3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
=> bone, os
=> connective tissue
=> animal tissue
=> tissue
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
phalanx
=> crowd
=> gathering, assemblage
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
phalanx
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun phalanx
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phalanx
3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
=> bone, os
Sense 2
phalanx
=> crowd
Sense 3
phalanx
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
Antonyms of noun phalanx
Member Holonyms of noun phalanx
Substance Holonyms of noun phalanx
Part Holonyms of noun phalanx
1 of 3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
PART OF: digit, dactyl
Member Meronyms of noun phalanx
Substance Meronyms of noun phalanx
Part Meronyms of noun phalanx
Meronyms of noun phalanx
Holonyms of noun phalanx
1 of 3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
PART OF: digit, dactyl
Attributes of noun phalanx
Derived Forms of noun phalanx
1 of 3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
RELATED TO>(adj) phalangeal#1
=> phalangeal
Domain of noun phalanx
1 of 3 senses of phalanx
Sense 3
phalanx
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Domain Terms of noun phalanx
Familiarity of noun phalanx
phalanx used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun phalanx
3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
> bone, os
=> furcula
=> splint bone
=> pastern, fetter bone
=> cannon bone
=> fishbone
=> anklebone, astragal, astragalus, talus
=> bare bone
=> cuboid bone
=> carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone
=> cartilage bone
=> centrum
=> cheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum
=> clavicle, collarbone
=> coccyx, tail bone
=> dentine, dentin
=> ethmoid, ethmoid bone
=> heelbone, calcaneus, os tarsi fibulare
=> hipbone, innominate bone
=> hyoid, hyoid bone, os hyoideum
=> ilium
=> ischium, ischial bone, os ischii
=> long bone, os longum
=> ramus
=> membrane bone
=> metacarpal, metacarpal bone
=> metatarsal
=> nasal, nasal bone, os nasale
=> ossicle, bonelet, ossiculum
=> palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum
=> phalanx
=> pubis, pubic bone, os pubis
=> rib, costa
=> round bone
=> sacrum
=> scapula, shoulder blade, shoulder bone
=> sesamoid bone, sesamoid, os sesamoideum
=> short bone, os breve
=> sphenoid bone, sphenoid, os sphenoidale
=> sternum, breastbone
=> gladiolus, corpus sternum
=> manubrium
=> xiphoid process
=> tarsal, tarsal bone
=> temporal bone, os temporale
=> tooth
=> turbinate bone, turbinate, turbinal
=> tympanic bone
=> vertebra
=> zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticus
=> modiolus
=> lacrimal bone
=> skull
=> calvaria, skullcap
=> cranium, braincase, brainpan
=> occiput
=> sinciput
=> jaw
=> vomer
=> Wormian bone, sutural bone
=> marrowbone
Sense 2
phalanx
> crowd
=> army
=> crush, jam, press
=> drove, horde, swarm
=> huddle
=> mob, rabble, rout
=> phalanx
=> troop, flock
Sense 3
phalanx
> military unit, military force, military group, force
=> trip wire
=> command
=> enemy
=> task force
=> army unit
=> naval unit
=> air unit
=> armor, armour
=> mujahidin, mujahedin, mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahideen, mujahadein
=> legion
=> echelon
=> phalanx
=> Republican Guard
=> Haganah
=> Israeli Defense Force, IDF
=> militia, reserves
=> home guard
=> commando
=> contingent, detail
=> headquarters
=> spearhead
Meronyms of noun phalanx
3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
=> bone, os
HAS SUBSTANCE: collagen
HAS SUBSTANCE: bone, osseous tissue
HAS PART: socket
HAS PART: marrow, bone marrow
HAS PART: lamella
HAS PART: bone cell
HAS PART: condyle
HAS PART: coronoid process, processus coronoideus
HAS PART: matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance
=> connective tissue
HAS SUBSTANCE: collagen
HAS PART: histiocyte
HAS PART: matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance
HAS PART: mast cell, mastocyte, labrocyte
=> animal tissue
=> tissue
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 3
phalanx
=> military unit, military force, military group, force
HAS MEMBER: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Holonyms of noun phalanx
1 of 3 senses of phalanx
Sense 1
phalanx
PART OF: digit, dactyl
PART OF: vertebrate, craniate
Grep of noun phalanx
phalanx
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