BECKET as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other
   • used to secure loose items on a ship
   Hypernyms(s) becket is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • line (what does line mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
   • murdered following his opposition to Henry II concerning Henry’’s attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)
   Synonym(s)
   • Saint Thomas a Becket (what does Saint Thomas a Becket mean?)
   • St. Thomas a Becket (what does St. Thomas a Becket mean?)
   • Thomas a Becket (what does Thomas a Becket mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Becket is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • archbishop (what does archbishop mean?)
   • martyr (what does martyr mean?)
   • saint (what does saint mean?)