Dictionary entry details
• PLATFORM (noun)
Meaning:
A raised horizontal surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the speaker mounted the platform
Hypernyms ("platform" is a kind of...):
horizontal surface; level (a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "platform"):
auction block; block (a platform from which an auctioneer sells)
pallet (a portable platform for storing or moving goods that are stacked on it)
dock; pier; wharf; wharfage (a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats)
ring (a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle)
scaffold (a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded))
stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)
microscope stage; stage (a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination)
stairhead (platform at the top of a staircase)
top (platform surrounding the head of a lower mast)
turntable (a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played)
turntable (a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars)
runway (a narrow platform extending from the stage into the audience in a theater or nightclub etc.)
monkey bridge (a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room)
launch area; launch pad; launching pad; launchpad; pad (a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched)
bandstand; outdoor stage; stand (a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air)
catwalk (narrow platform)
crow's nest (platform for a lookout at or near the top of a mast)
ambo; dais; podium; pulpit; rostrum; soapbox; stump (a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it)
deck (any of various platforms built into a vessel)
dock; loading dock (a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded)
footboard (a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet)
footplate (the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls)
foretop (a platform at the head of a foremast)
landing (an intermediate platform in a staircase)
landing stage (platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded)
Meaning:
A document stating the aims and principles of a political party
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
political platform; political program; platform; program
Context examples:
their candidate simply ignored the party platform / they won the election even though they offered no positive program
Hypernyms ("platform" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Meronyms (parts of "platform"):
plank (an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party)
Meaning:
The combination of a particular computer and a particular operating system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("platform" is a kind of...):
ADP system; ADPS; automatic data processing system; computer system; computing system (a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage)
Meronyms (parts of "platform"):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
operating system; OS ((computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services)
Meaning:
Any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
weapons platform; platform
Hypernyms ("platform" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "platform"):
gun enclosure; gun turret; turret (a self-contained weapons platform housing guns and capable of rotation)
Meaning:
A woman's shoe with a very high thick sole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chopine; platform
Hypernyms ("platform" is a kind of...):
shoe (footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material)
"Never, Never... allow anyone to persuade you to suspend your common sense." (English proverb)
"Old age is not as honorable as death, but most people want it." (Native American proverb, Crow)
"Your brother is who gives you a honest advice." (Arabic proverb)
"He who takes no chances wins nothing." (Danish proverb)
