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confection
Overview of noun confection
The noun confection has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. sweet, confection -- (a food rich in sugar)
2. confection, concoction -- (the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components)
Overview of verb confection
The verb confection has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. confect, confection, comfit -- (make into a confection; "This medicine is home-confected")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confection
2 senses of confection
Sense 1
sweet, confection
=> dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
confection, concoction
=> creating from raw materials
=> creation, creative activity
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun confection
1 of 2 senses of confection
Sense 1
sweet, confection
=> confectionery
=> confiture
=> sweetmeat
=> candy, confect
=> hardbake
=> chewing gum, gum
=> candied apple, candy apple, taffy apple, caramel apple, toffee apple
=> center, centre
=> comfit
=> maraschino, maraschino cherry
=> nonpareil
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confection
2 senses of confection
Sense 1
sweet, confection
=> dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
Sense 2
confection, concoction
=> creating from raw materials
Antonyms of noun confection
Member Holonyms of noun confection
Substance Holonyms of noun confection
Part Holonyms of noun confection
Member Meronyms of noun confection
Substance Meronyms of noun confection
Part Meronyms of noun confection
Meronyms of noun confection
Holonyms of noun confection
Attributes of noun confection
Derived Forms of noun confection
1 of 2 senses of confection
Sense 2
confection, concoction
RELATED TO>(verb) confect#2
=> confect, confection, comfit
RELATED TO>(verb) confection#1
=> confect, confection, comfit
Domain of noun confection
Domain Terms of noun confection
Familiarity of noun confection
confection used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun confection
2 senses of confection
Sense 1
sweet, confection
> dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> choice morsel, tidbit, titbit
=> savory, savoury
=> sweet, confection
=> ambrosia, nectar
=> gelatin, jelly
=> marrow, bone marrow
Sense 2
confection, concoction
> creating from raw materials
=> baking
=> molding, casting
=> recording, transcription
=> construction, building
=> fabrication, manufacture
=> confection, concoction
=> lamination
Meronyms of noun confection
2 senses of confection
Sense 1
sweet, confection
=> dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
=> nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals
=> food, nutrient
HAS PART: food, solid food
Holonyms of noun confection
Grep of noun confection
confection
confectionary
confectioner
confectionery
Antonyms of verb confection
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confection
1 sense of confection
Sense 1
confect, confection, comfit
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> join, bring together
=> connect, link, tie, link up
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb confection
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confection
1 sense of confection
Sense 1
confect, confection, comfit
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
'Cause To' of verb confection
Derived Forms of verb confection
1 sense of confection
Sense 1
confect, confection, comfit
RELATED TO>(noun) confection#2
=> confection, concoction
Domain of verb confection
Domain Terms of verb confection
Familiarity of verb confection
confection used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb confection
1 sense of confection
Sense 1
confect, confection, comfit
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb confection
1 sense of confection
Sense 1
confect, confection, comfit
> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
=> confect, confection, comfit
=> jumble, confuse, mix up
=> reassemble
=> configure
=> compound
=> rig up
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb confection
Sense 1
confect, confection, comfit
=> assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together
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Grep of verb confection
confection
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