ACCESS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of approaching or entering
    Usage Example(s)
    • he gained access to the building
    Hypernyms(s) access is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a way of entering or leaving
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge
    Hypernyms(s) access is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) access is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
    Hypernyms(s) access is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • the right to enter
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) access is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

ACCESS as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • reach or gain access to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • How does one access the attic in this house?
    • I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof
    Hypernyms(s) access is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • obtain or retrieve from a storage device
    • as of information on a computer
    Hypernyms(s) access is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)