BOILERPLATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Thick plate iron used in the production of boilers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("boilerplate" is a kind of...):

plate iron (a plate of iron)

Holonyms ("boilerplate" is a member of...):

boiler; steam boiler (sealed vessel where water is converted to steam)

Meaning:

Standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("boilerplate" is a kind of...):

expression; formulation (the style of expressing yourself)

Holonyms ("boilerplate" is a part of...):

contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)