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SCAPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
Synonyms:
scape; shaft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scape" is a kind of...):
upright; vertical (a vertical structural member as a post or stake)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Holonyms ("scape" is a part of...):
column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
Synonyms:
flower stalk; scape
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scape" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scape"):
peduncle (stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb scape