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ointment
Overview of noun ointment
The noun ointment has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve -- (semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation)
2. cream, ointment, emollient -- (toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ointment
2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
=> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
=> drug
=> agent
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
cream, ointment, emollient
=> toiletry, toilet article
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun ointment
2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
=> arnica
=> baby oil
=> balsam
=> carron oil
=> cerate
=> chrism, chrisom, sacramental oil, holy oil
=> lip balm
=> mentholated salve
=> mercurial ointment
=> zinc ointment
Sense 2
cream, ointment, emollient
=> cold cream, coldcream, face cream, vanishing cream
=> hand cream
=> lanolin
=> nard, spikenard
=> sunscreen, sunblock, sun blocker
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ointment
2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
=> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
Sense 2
cream, ointment, emollient
=> toiletry, toilet article
Antonyms of noun ointment
Member Holonyms of noun ointment
Substance Holonyms of noun ointment
Part Holonyms of noun ointment
Member Meronyms of noun ointment
Substance Meronyms of noun ointment
1 of 2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
HAS SUBSTANCE: lanolin, wool fat, wool grease
Part Meronyms of noun ointment
Meronyms of noun ointment
1 of 2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
HAS SUBSTANCE: lanolin, wool fat, wool grease
Holonyms of noun ointment
Attributes of noun ointment
Derived Forms of noun ointment
Domain of noun ointment
1 of 2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
TOPIC>(noun) medicine#1, medical specialty#1
Domain Terms of noun ointment
Familiarity of noun ointment
ointment used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun ointment
2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
=> acoustic
=> antidote, counterpoison
=> emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant
=> lenitive
=> lotion, application
=> magic bullet
=> ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
=> palliative, alleviant, alleviator
=> panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all
=> preventive, preventative, prophylactic
Sense 2
cream, ointment, emollient
> toiletry, toilet article
=> antiperspirant
=> bath oil
=> bath salts
=> cosmetic
=> cream, ointment, emollient
=> deodorant, deodourant
=> hairdressing, hair tonic, hair oil, hair grease
=> hair spray
=> lotion
=> mousse, hair mousse, hair gel
=> perfume, essence
=> powder
=> shaving cream, shaving soap
=> shaving foam
=> toothbrush
Meronyms of noun ointment
2 senses of ointment
Sense 1
ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
HAS SUBSTANCE: lanolin, wool fat, wool grease
=> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
HAS SUBSTANCE: physostigmine
Sense 2
cream, ointment, emollient
=> toiletry, toilet article
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun ointment
Grep of noun ointment
anointment
appointment
disappointment
fly in the ointment
mercurial ointment
ointment
power of appointment
zinc ointment
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