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PALLET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Board that provides a flat surface on which artists mix paints and the range of colors used
Synonyms:
palette; pallet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pallet" is a kind of...):
board (a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mattress filled with straw or a pad made of quilts; used as a bed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pallet" is a kind of...):
mattress (a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pallet" is a kind of...):
hand tool (a tool used with workers' hands)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pallet" is a kind of...):
platform (a raised horizontal surface)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The range of colour characteristic of a particular artist or painting or school of art
Synonyms:
palette; pallet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pallet" is a kind of...):
ambit; compass; orbit; range; reach; scope (an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:)
