Dictionary entry details
• TURNOUT (noun)
Meaning:
The group that gathers together for a particular occasion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
a large turnout for the meeting
Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Meaning:
A part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
turnout; widening
Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):
part; portion (something less than the whole of a human artifact)
Holonyms ("turnout" is a part of...):
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
Meaning:
A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
railroad siding; sidetrack; siding; turnout
Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):
railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)
Meaning:
What is produced in a given time period
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
outturn; turnout; output
Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):
product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnout"):
throughput (output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time))
Meaning:
A set of clothing (with accessories)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
getup; outfit; rig; turnout
Context example:
his getup was exceedingly elegant
Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):
attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "turnout"):
bib-and-tucker (an attractive outfit)
ensemble (a coordinated outfit (set of clothing))
playsuit (a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of shorts and a blouse)
trousseau (the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens)
Meaning:
Attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the turnout for the rally
Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):
attendance; attending (the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.))
Meaning:
(ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("turnout" is a kind of...):
rotary motion; rotation (the act of rotating as if on an axis)
Domain category:
ballet; concert dance (a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers)
