hanging, n.
(hangings)
(hangings)
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
<noun.act>
dangling hanging suspension
sample sentences
"there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
<noun.act>
hanging
sample sentences
"in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
<noun.artifact>
hanging wall hanging
sample sentences
"the cold castle walls were covered with hangings"
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