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background
Overview of noun background
The noun background has 8 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (8) background -- (a person's social heritage: previous experience or training; "he is a lawyer with a sports background")
2. (6) background, ground -- (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills")
3. (5) background, background knowledge -- (information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem; "the embassy filled him in on the background of the incident")
4. (2) background, background signal -- (extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured; "they got a bad connection and could hardly hear one another over the background signals")
5. (2) background -- (relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation; "when the rain came he could hear the sound of thunder in the background")
6. (1) setting, background, scope -- (the state of the environment in which a situation exists; "you can't do that in a university setting")
7. background, desktop, screen background -- ((computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear)
8. backdrop, background, backcloth -- (scenery hung at back of stage)
Overview of verb background
The verb background has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. background, play down, downplay -- (understate the importance or quality of; "he played down his royal ancestry")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun background
8 senses of background
Sense 1
background
=> inheritance, heritage
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
background, ground
=> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
=> visual percept, visual image
=> percept, perception, perceptual experience
=> representation, mental representation, internal representation
=> content, cognitive content, mental object
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
background, background knowledge
=> information
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
background, background signal
=> noise, interference, disturbance
=> trouble
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
background
=> accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
setting, background, scope
=> environment
=> situation, state of affairs
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
background, desktop, screen background
=> screen, CRT screen
=> display, video display
=> electronic device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
backdrop, background, backcloth
=> scenery, scene
=> stage set, set
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun background
2 of 8 senses of background
Sense 4
background, background signal
=> background noise, ground noise
=> background radiation
Sense 6
setting, background, scope
=> canvas, canvass
=> showcase, show window
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun background
8 senses of background
Sense 1
background
=> inheritance, heritage
Sense 2
background, ground
=> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
Sense 3
background, background knowledge
=> information
Sense 4
background, background signal
=> noise, interference, disturbance
Sense 5
background
=> accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
Sense 6
setting, background, scope
=> environment
Sense 7
background, desktop, screen background
=> screen, CRT screen
Sense 8
backdrop, background, backcloth
=> scenery, scene
Antonyms of noun background
Member Holonyms of noun background
Substance Holonyms of noun background
Part Holonyms of noun background
Member Meronyms of noun background
Substance Meronyms of noun background
Part Meronyms of noun background
Meronyms of noun background
Holonyms of noun background
Attributes of noun background
Derived Forms of noun background
2 of 8 senses of background
Sense 3
background, background knowledge
RELATED TO>(noun) backgrounder#1
=> backgrounder
Sense 5
background
RELATED TO>(verb) background#1
=> background, play down, downplay
Domain of noun background
1 of 8 senses of background
Sense 7
background, desktop, screen background
TOPIC>(noun) computer science#1, computing#1
Domain Terms of noun background
Familiarity of noun background
background used as a noun is common (polysemy count =8)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun background
8 senses of background
Sense 1
background
> inheritance, heritage
=> birthright
=> background
=> birthright
=> upbringing
Sense 2
background, ground
> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
=> background, ground
=> coast
=> exposure
=> foreground
=> glimpse
=> middle distance
=> side view
=> tableau
Sense 3
background, background knowledge
> information
=> datum, data point
=> acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy
=> fact
=> example, illustration, instance, representative
=> circumstance, condition, consideration
=> background, background knowledge
=> descriptor
=> evidence, grounds
=> predictor
=> tip-off
=> stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
Sense 4
background, background signal
> noise, interference, disturbance
=> clutter
=> background, background signal
=> crosstalk, XT
=> fadeout
=> jitter
=> static, atmospherics, atmospheric static
Sense 5
background
> accompaniment, concomitant, attendant, co-occurrence
=> associate
=> background
Sense 6
setting, background, scope
> environment
=> context, circumstance
=> ecology
=> setting, background, scope
=> home
=> milieu, surroundings
=> sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena
=> street
Sense 7
background, desktop, screen background
> screen, CRT screen
=> background, desktop, screen background
=> computer screen, computer display
Sense 8
backdrop, background, backcloth
> scenery, scene
=> backdrop, background, backcloth
=> flat
=> masking piece, masking
=> set piece
Meronyms of noun background
8 senses of background
Sense 2
background, ground
=> view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
=> visual percept, visual image
=> percept, perception, perceptual experience
HAS PART: form, shape, pattern
Sense 7
background, desktop, screen background
=> screen, CRT screen
HAS PART: foreground
=> display, video display
HAS PART: raster
HAS PART: pixel, pel, picture element
=> electronic device
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 8
backdrop, background, backcloth
=> scenery, scene
=> stage set, set
HAS PART: set decoration
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun background
Grep of noun background
background
background knowledge
background level
background noise
background processing
background radiation
background signal
backgrounder
backgrounding
cosmic background radiation
cosmic microwave background
cosmic microwave background radiation
screen background
Antonyms of verb background
1 sense of background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
Antonym of foreground (Sense 1)
=>foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb background
1 sense of background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> express, show, evince
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb background
1 sense of background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
=> wave off
=> soft-pedal
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb background
1 sense of background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
'Cause To' of verb background
Derived Forms of verb background
1 sense of background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
RELATED TO>(noun) background#5
=> background
Domain of verb background
Domain Terms of verb background
Familiarity of verb background
background used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb background
1 sense of background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb background
1 sense of background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
=> background, play down, downplay
=> bring out, set off
=> re-emphasise, re-emphasize
=> bear down
=> topicalize
=> point up
=> drive home, ram home, press home
=> underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb background
Sense 1
background, play down, downplay
=> stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate
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Grep of verb background
background
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