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cables
Overview of noun cable
The noun cable has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (2) cable, cablegram, overseas telegram -- (a telegram sent abroad)
2. (1) cable, line, transmission line -- (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
3. (1) cable -- (a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire)
4. cable, cable length, cable's length -- (a nautical unit of depth)
5. cable television, cable -- (television that is transmitted over cable directly to the receiver)
6. cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service -- (a television system that transmits over cables)
Overview of verb cable
The verb cable has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) cable, telegraph, wire -- (send cables, wires, or telegrams)
2. cable -- (fasten with a cable; "cable trees")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cable
6 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
=> telegram, wire
=> message
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
cable
=> rope
=> line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
cable, cable length, cable's length
=> linear unit
=> linear measure, long measure
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
cable television, cable
=> television, telecasting, TV, video
=> broadcasting
=> telecommunication, telecom
=> medium
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
=> television, television system
=> telecommunication system, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecom equipment
=> communication system
=> system
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun cable
2 of 6 senses of cable
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
=> coaxial cable, coax, coax cable
=> electrical cable
=> fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable
=> power line, power cable
=> printer cable
Sense 3
cable
=> ground cable
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cable
6 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
=> telegram, wire
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
=> conductor
Sense 3
cable
=> rope
Sense 4
cable, cable length, cable's length
=> linear unit
Sense 5
cable television, cable
=> television, telecasting, TV, video
Sense 6
cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
=> television, television system
Antonyms of noun cable
Member Holonyms of noun cable
Substance Holonyms of noun cable
Part Holonyms of noun cable
2 of 6 senses of cable
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
PART OF: telephone system, phone system
PART OF: cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
Sense 3
cable
PART OF: suspension bridge
Member Meronyms of noun cable
Substance Meronyms of noun cable
Part Meronyms of noun cable
1 of 6 senses of cable
Sense 6
cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
HAS PART: cable, line, transmission line
Meronyms of noun cable
1 of 6 senses of cable
Sense 6
cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
HAS PART: cable, line, transmission line
Holonyms of noun cable
2 of 6 senses of cable
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
PART OF: telephone system, phone system
PART OF: cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
Sense 3
cable
PART OF: suspension bridge
Attributes of noun cable
Derived Forms of noun cable
1 of 6 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
RELATED TO>(verb) cable#1
=> cable, telegraph, wire
Domain of noun cable
Domain Terms of noun cable
Familiarity of noun cable
cable used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun cable
6 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
> telegram, wire
=> cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
=> letter telegram
=> night letter
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
> conductor
=> busbar, bus
=> cable, line, transmission line
=> cord, electric cord
=> electrode
=> heat sink
=> lightning rod, lightning conductor
=> semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor
=> shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
=> waveguide, wave guide
=> wire, conducting wire
Sense 3
cable
> rope
=> bola
=> brace
=> brail
=> bungee, bungee cord
=> cable
=> cordage
=> guide rope
=> halyard, halliard
=> hangman's rope, hangman's halter, halter, hemp, hempen necktie
=> harpoon line
=> hawser
=> jump rope, skip rope, skipping rope
=> lashing
=> lasso, lariat, riata, reata
=> prolonge
=> small stuff
=> tier
=> tightrope
=> trip line
Sense 4
cable, cable length, cable's length
> linear unit
=> astronomy unit
=> metric linear unit
=> nautical linear unit
=> inch, in
=> foot, ft
=> footer
=> yard, pace
=> yarder
=> perch, rod, pole
=> furlong
=> mile, statute mile, stat mi, land mile, mi
=> miler
=> half mile,880 yards
=> quarter mile,440 yards
=> league
=> ligne
=> nail
=> archine
=> kos, coss
=> vara
=> verst
=> cable, cable length, cable's length
=> chain
=> cubit
=> finger, fingerbreadth, finger's breadth, digit
=> fistmele
=> body length
=> handbreadth, handsbreadth
=> head
=> lea
=> li
=> link
=> mesh
=> mil
=> mile, Swedish mile
=> mile, Roman mile
=> Roman pace
=> geometric pace
=> military pace
=> palm
=> span
=> fathom, fthm
=> point
=> em, pica em, pica
=> en, nut
=> cicero
Sense 5
cable television, cable
> television, telecasting, TV, video
=> cable television, cable
=> high-definition television, HDTV
Sense 6
cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
> television, television system
=> cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
=> closed-circuit television
=> color television, colour television, color television system, colour television system, color TV, colour TV
=> satellite television, satellite TV
Meronyms of noun cable
6 senses of cable
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 3
cable
=> rope
HAS SUBSTANCE: hemp
HAS SUBSTANCE: jute
HAS SUBSTANCE: sisal, sisal hemp
HAS PART: bight
=> line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 5
cable television, cable
=> television, telecasting, TV, video
HAS PART: video, picture
HAS PART: audio, sound
=> broadcasting
=> telecommunication, telecom
=> medium
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 6
cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
HAS PART: cable, line, transmission line
=> television, television system
HAS PART: audio
HAS PART: cathode-ray tube, CRT
HAS PART: electron gun
HAS PART: screen, CRT screen
HAS PART: foreground
HAS PART: monitor
HAS PART: television equipment, video equipment
HAS PART: television receiver, television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box
HAS PART: kinescope, picture tube, television tube
HAS PART: television transmitter
=> telecommunication system, telecom system, telecommunication equipment, telecom equipment
=> communication system
=> system
HAS PART: infrastructure, substructure
HAS PART: module
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun cable
2 of 6 senses of cable
Sense 2
cable, line, transmission line
PART OF: telephone system, phone system
PART OF: cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
Sense 3
cable
PART OF: suspension bridge
Grep of noun cable
booster cable
cable
cable's length
cable car
cable length
cable railway
cable system
cable television
cable television service
cable tramway
cablegram
coax cable
coaxial cable
electrical cable
ethernet cable
fiber optic cable
fibre optic cable
ground cable
guy cable
jumper cable
power cable
printer cable
vocable
Antonyms of verb cable
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cable
2 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, telegraph, wire
=> telecommunicate
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
cable
=> fasten, fix, secure
=> attach
=> connect, link, tie, link up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb cable
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cable
2 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, telegraph, wire
=> telecommunicate
Sense 2
cable
=> fasten, fix, secure
'Cause To' of verb cable
Derived Forms of verb cable
1 of 2 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, telegraph, wire
RELATED TO>(noun) cable#1
=> cable, cablegram, overseas telegram
Domain of verb cable
1 of 2 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, telegraph, wire
TOPIC>(noun) telegraphy#1
Domain Terms of verb cable
Familiarity of verb cable
cable used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb cable
2 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, telegraph, wire
EX: They cable them the information
EX: They cable the information to them
Sense 2
cable
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb cable
2 senses of cable
Sense 1
cable, telegraph, wire
> telecommunicate
=> call, telephone, call up, phone, ring
=> telex
=> cable, telegraph, wire
=> fax, telefax, facsimile
=> e-mail, email, netmail
=> call
Sense 2
cable
> fasten, fix, secure
=> strap
=> tie, bind
=> rig
=> bitt
=> latch
=> garter
=> chain
=> cable
=> picket
=> rope up
=> cinch, girth
=> bind, bandage
=> cramp
=> cleat
=> anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor
=> anchor, ground
=> moor
=> moor, berth, tie up
=> spike
=> sew, run up, sew together, stitch
=> crank
=> noose
=> chock
=> brad
=> bight
=> belay
=> belay
=> bar
=> clamp
=> velcro
=> stay
=> clinch
=> clinch
=> lock
=> lock up
=> hasp
=> zip up, zipper, zip
=> tack
=> string
=> hook
=> belt
=> cement
=> grout
=> staple
=> rivet
=> button
=> pin
=> hang, hang up
=> hang
=> lodge, wedge, stick, deposit
=> entrench, intrench
=> buckle, clasp
=> brooch, clasp
=> stake
=> wire
=> coapt
=> joggle
=> joint
=> toggle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb cable
Sense 1
cable, telegraph, wire
=> telecommunicate
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Sense 2
cable
=> fasten, fix, secure
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Grep of verb cable
cable
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