Dictionary entry details
• JOURNEY (noun)
Meaning:
The act of traveling from one place to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
journey; journeying
Hypernyms ("journey" is a kind of...):
travel; traveling; travelling (the act of going from one place to another)
Meronyms (parts of "journey"):
leg; stage (a section or portion of a journey or course)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "journey"):
commute (a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work)
way (a journey or passage)
voyage (a journey to some distant place)
excursion; expedition; jaunt; junket; outing; pleasure trip; sashay (a journey taken for pleasure)
pilgrim's journey; pilgrimage (a journey to a sacred place)
circuit; tour (a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area)
trek (a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers))
schlep; shlep (a tedious or difficult journey)
digression; excursion (wandering from the main path of a journey)
expedition (a journey organized for a particular purpose)
drive; ride (a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile))
long haul (a journey over a long distance)
mush (a journey by dogsled)
odyssey (a long wandering and eventful journey)
trip (a journey for some purpose (usually including the return))
passage; transit (a journey usually by ship)
• JOURNEY (verb)
Meaning:
Undertake a journey or trip
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
journey; travel
Hypernyms (to "journey" is one way to...):
jaunt; travel; trip (make a trip for pleasure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "journey"):
trek (journey on foot, especially in the mountains)
trek (make a long and difficult journey)
navigate; sail; voyage (travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means)
sledge (ride in or travel with a sledge)
globe-trot (travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing)
tour (make a tour of a certain place)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s somebody PP
Meaning:
Travel upon or across
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
journey; travel
Context example:
travel the oceans
Hypernyms (to "journey" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "journey"):
sail (traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water))
ship (travel by ship)
ride (ride over, along, or through)
fly (travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft)
cruise (drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
