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beachhead
Overview of noun beachhead
The noun beachhead has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) beachhead -- (a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation; "the Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead")
2. beachhead, foothold -- (an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments; "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beachhead
2 senses of beachhead
Sense 1
beachhead
=> bridgehead, foothold
=> combat zone, combat area
=> zone
=> region, part
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
beachhead, foothold
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun beachhead
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun beachhead
2 senses of beachhead
Sense 1
beachhead
=> bridgehead, foothold
Sense 2
beachhead, foothold
=> accomplishment, achievement
Antonyms of noun beachhead
Member Holonyms of noun beachhead
Substance Holonyms of noun beachhead
Part Holonyms of noun beachhead
Member Meronyms of noun beachhead
Substance Meronyms of noun beachhead
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Meronyms of noun beachhead
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Attributes of noun beachhead
Derived Forms of noun beachhead
Domain of noun beachhead
Domain Terms of noun beachhead
Familiarity of noun beachhead
beachhead used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun beachhead
2 senses of beachhead
Sense 1
beachhead
> bridgehead, foothold
=> airhead
=> beachhead
Sense 2
beachhead, foothold
> accomplishment, achievement
=> beachhead, foothold
=> cakewalk
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> masterpiece
=> masterstroke
=> credit
=> performance
=> record, track record
=> fait accompli, accomplished fact
=> going, sledding
=> arrival, reaching
=> close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape
=> attainment
=> liberation, release, freeing
=> base on balls, walk, pass
=> haymaking
=> face saver, face saving
=> recruitment, enlisting
=> smooth
Meronyms of noun beachhead
2 senses of beachhead
Holonyms of noun beachhead
Grep of noun beachhead
beachhead
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