LOCAL as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
   Usage Example(s)
   • the local seemed to take forever to get to New York
   Hypernyms(s) local is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • public transport (what does public transport mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • express (what does express mean?)
2. Meaning
   • anesthetic that numbs a local area of the body
   Synonym(s)
   • local anaesthetic (what does local anaesthetic mean?)
   • local anesthetic (what does local anesthetic mean?)
   • topical anaesthetic (what does topical anaesthetic mean?)
   • topical anesthetic (what does topical anesthetic mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) local is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • anesthetic (what does anesthetic mean?)
   • anaesthetic (what does anaesthetic mean?)
   • anesthetic agent (what does anesthetic agent mean?)
   • anaesthetic agent (what does anaesthetic agent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • anesthyl (what does anesthyl mean?)
   • antipruritic (what does antipruritic mean?)
   • benzocaine (what does benzocaine mean?)
   • ethyl aminobenzoate (what does ethyl aminobenzoate mean?)
   • butacaine (what does butacaine mean?)
   • butacaine sulfate (what does butacaine sulfate mean?)
   • ethyl chloride (what does ethyl chloride mean?)
   • lidocaine (what does lidocaine mean?)
   • Xylocaine (what does Xylocaine mean?)
   • procaine (what does procaine mean?)
   • Ethocaine (what does Ethocaine mean?)
   • tetracaine (what does tetracaine mean?)

LOCAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
   Usage Example(s)
   • local taxes
   • local authorities
   Antonym(s)
   • national (what does national mean?)
2. Meaning
   • affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
   Usage Example(s)
   • local anesthesia
   Antonym(s)
   • general (what does general mean?)
   Similar To
   • localized (what does localized mean?)
   • localised (what does localised mean?)
   • topical (what does topical mean?)
3. Meaning
   • of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
   Usage Example(s)
   • local customs
   • local schools
   • the local citizens
   • a local point of view
   • local outbreaks of flu
   • a local bus line
   Pertainym(s)
   • vicinity (what does vicinity mean?)
   • locality (what does locality mean?)
   • neighborhood (what does neighborhood mean?)
   • neighbourhood (what does neighbourhood mean?)
   • neck of the woods (what does neck of the woods mean?)