Dictionary entry details
• RESULT (noun)
Meaning:
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
upshot; result; effect; consequence; outcome; event; issue
Context examples:
the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise / his decision had depressing consequences for business / he acted very wise after the event
Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):
phenomenon (any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "result"):
impact; wallop (a forceful consequence; a strong effect)
influence (the effect of one thing (or person) on another)
knock-on effect (a secondary or incidental effect)
branch; offset; offshoot; outgrowth (a natural consequence of development)
product (a consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances)
placebo effect (any effect that seems to be a consequence of administering a placebo; the change is usually beneficial and is assumed result from the person's faith in the treatment or preconceptions about what the experimental drug was supposed to do; pharmacologists were the first to talk about placebo effects but now the idea has been generalized to many situations having nothing to do with drugs)
position effect ((genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome)
repercussion; reverberation (a remote or indirect consequence of some action)
response (a result)
fallout; side effect (any adverse and unwanted secondary effect)
spillover ((economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure)
harvest (the consequence of an effort or activity)
domino effect (the consequence of one event setting off a chain of similar events (like a falling domino causing a whole row of upended dominos to fall))
materialisation; materialization; offspring (something that comes into existence as a result)
aftereffect (any result that follows its cause after an interval)
aftermath; backwash; wake (the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event))
bandwagon effect (the phenomenon of a popular trend attracting even greater popularity)
brisance (the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion)
butterfly effect (the phenomenon whereby a small change at one place in a complex system can have large effects elsewhere, e.g., a butterfly flapping its wings in Rio de Janeiro might change the weather in Chicago)
by-product; byproduct (a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence)
change (the result of alteration or modification)
coattails effect ((politics) the consequence of one popular candidate in an election drawing votes for other members of the same party)
Coriolis effect ((physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere)
dent (an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening))
Meaning:
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
answer; result; solution; solvent; resolution
Context examples:
they were trying to find a peaceful solution / the answers were in the back of the book / he computed the result to four decimal places
Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "result"):
denouement (the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work)
Meaning:
Something that results
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
outcome; final result; resultant; result; termination
Context example:
he listened for the results on the radio
Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; finish (event whose occurrence ends something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "result"):
worst (the least favorable outcome)
sequel; subsequence (something that follows something else)
separation (the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal))
just deserts; poetic justice (an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically))
aftermath; consequence (the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual)
decision ((boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred)
decision (the outcome of a game or contest)
deal (the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement))
denouement (the outcome of a complex sequence of events)
Meaning:
The semantic role of the noun phrase whose referent exists only by virtue of the activity denoted by the verb in the clause
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
resultant role; result
Hypernyms ("result" is a kind of...):
participant role; semantic role (an entity realized by a noun or noun phrase in a clause or sentence)
• RESULT (verb)
Meaning:
Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
result; ensue
Context example:
result in tragedy
Hypernyms (to "result" is one way to...):
prove; turn out; turn up (be shown or be found to be)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "result"):
come after; follow (come after in time, as a result)
fall out; follow (come as a logical consequence; follow logically)
be due; flow from (be the result of)
come (happen as a result)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Have as a result or residue
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
lead; result; leave
Context examples:
The water left a mark on the silk dress / Her blood left a stain on the napkin
Hypernyms (to "result" is one way to...):
bring about; give rise; produce (cause to happen, occur or exist)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "result"):
lead (tend to or result in)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
