relation, n.
(relations)
freq. cnt. 25
(relations)
freq. cnt. 25
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
<noun.Tops> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 23
relation
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possession
social relation
position, spatial relation
ownership
causality
relationship, human relationship
function
association
logical relation
mathematical relation
foundation
connection, connexion, connectedness
unconnectedness
linguistic relation
part, portion, component, component part, constituent
kinship, affinity
kinship, family relationship, relationship
magnitude relation, quantitative relation
control
business relation
reciprocality, reciprocity
interrelation, interrelationship, interrelatedness
temporal relation
comparison
opposition, oppositeness
change
sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
carnal knowledge coition coitus copulation intercourse relation sex act sexual congress sexual intercourse sexual relation
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defloration
fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup
hank panky
penetration
unlawful carnal knowledge, criminal congress
part meronym
(usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups
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relation
sample sentences
"international relations"
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(law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time
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relation relation back
sample sentences
"his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed"
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domain of synset (topic)
an act of narration
<noun.communication>
recounting relation telling
sample sentences
"he was the hero according to his own relation""his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
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a person related by blood or marriage
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
relation relative
sample sentences
"police are searching for relatives of the deceased""he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
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member holonym
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ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root
cousin, first cousin, cousin-german, full cousin
descendant, descendent
in-law, relative-in-law
blood relative, blood relation, cognate, sib
family, kin, kinsperson
enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrisib, matrilineal sib
agnate, patrikin, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib
kinsman
kinswoman
kissing cousin, kissing kin
next of kin
offspring, progeny, issue
second cousin
sibling, sib
partner, spouse, mate, married person, better half