ALBATROSS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings
   • noted for powerful gliding flight
   Synonym(s)
   • mollymawk (what does mollymawk mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) albatross is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pelagic bird (what does pelagic bird mean?)
   • oceanic bird (what does oceanic bird mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • wandering albatross (what does wandering albatross mean?)
   • Diomedea exulans (what does Diomedea exulans mean?)
   • black-footed albatross (what does black-footed albatross mean?)
   • gooney (what does gooney mean?)
   • gooney bird (what does gooney bird mean?)
   • goonie (what does goonie mean?)
   • goony (what does goony mean?)
   • Diomedea nigripes (what does Diomedea nigripes mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
   Synonym(s)
   • millstone (what does millstone mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she was an albatross around his neck
   Hypernyms(s) albatross is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hindrance (what does hindrance mean?)
   • deterrent (what does deterrent mean?)
   • impediment (what does impediment mean?)
   • balk (what does balk mean?)
   • baulk (what does baulk mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • handicap (what does handicap mean?)