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STIRRUP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go

Synonyms:

stirrup; stirrup iron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)

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

saddle (a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea

Synonyms:

stapes; stirrup

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

auditory ossicle (ossicles of the middle ear that transmit acoustic vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear)

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

middle ear; tympanic cavity; tympanum (the main cavity of the ear; between the eardrum and the inner ear)

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