This was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordNet on September 7th, 2010 because, well, I just needed it quickly accessible.
Nouns
| hypernyms |
Y is a hypernym of X if every X is a (kind of) Y |
canine is a hypernym of dog, because every dog is a member of the larger category of canines |
| hyponyms |
Y is a hyponym of X if every Y is a (kind of) X |
dog is a hyponym of canine |
| holonym |
Y is a holonym of X if X is a part of Y |
building is a holonym of window |
| meronym |
Y is a meronym of X if Y is a part of X |
window is a meronym of building |
Verbs
| hypernym |
the verb Y is a hypernym of the verb X if the activity X is a (kind of) Y |
to perceive is an hypernym of to listen |
| troponym |
the verb Y is a troponym of the verb X if the activity Y is doing X in some manner |
to lisp is a troponym of to talk |
| entailment |
the verb Y is entailed by X if by doing X you must be doing Y |
to sleep is entailed by to snore |
| coordinate term |
those verbs sharing a common hypernym |
to lisp and to yell |
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