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watershed
Overview of noun watershed
The noun watershed has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) watershed, water parting, divide -- (a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems)
2. landmark, turning point, watershed -- (an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun watershed
2 senses of watershed
Sense 1
watershed, water parting, divide
=> line
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
landmark, turning point, watershed
=> juncture, occasion
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun watershed
2 senses of watershed
Sense 1
watershed, water parting, divide
=> continental divide
HAS INSTANCE=> Great Divide
Sense 2
landmark, turning point, watershed
=> Fall of Man
=> road to Damascus
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun watershed
2 senses of watershed
Sense 1
watershed, water parting, divide
=> line
Sense 2
landmark, turning point, watershed
=> juncture, occasion
Antonyms of noun watershed
Member Holonyms of noun watershed
Substance Holonyms of noun watershed
Part Holonyms of noun watershed
Member Meronyms of noun watershed
Substance Meronyms of noun watershed
Part Meronyms of noun watershed
Meronyms of noun watershed
Holonyms of noun watershed
Attributes of noun watershed
Derived Forms of noun watershed
Domain of noun watershed
Domain Terms of noun watershed
Familiarity of noun watershed
watershed used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun watershed
2 senses of watershed
Sense 1
watershed, water parting, divide
> line
=> part, parting
=> axis
=> aclinic line, magnetic equator
=> agonic line
=> isogonic line, isogonal line, isogone
=> crest
=> timber line, timberline, tree line
=> snow line
=> fault line
=> great circle
=> hemline
=> hipline
=> hipline
=> horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline
=> isogram, isopleth, isarithm
=> flight line
=> line of sight, line of vision
=> latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel
=> lunar latitude
=> path, route, itinerary
=> quadrant, quarter-circle
=> rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome
=> danger line
=> side
=> waterline, water line, water level
=> water line, watermark
=> watershed, water parting, divide
=> path, track, course
=> line of force, field line
Sense 2
landmark, turning point, watershed
> juncture, occasion
=> climax, flood tide
=> conjuncture
=> crisis
=> landmark, turning point, watershed
=> milestone
=> pass, head, straits
=> reality check
Meronyms of noun watershed
2 senses of watershed
Holonyms of noun watershed
Grep of noun watershed
watershed
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