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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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

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