what does spirit mean?
SPIRIT as NOUN
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- a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one’’s character
Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- an inclination or tendency of a certain kind
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Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- animation and energy in action or expression
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- it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it
Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the intended meaning of a communication
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Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
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Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the vital principle or animating force within living things
Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the state of a person’’s emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection)
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- his emotional state depended on her opinion
- he was in good spirits
- his spirit rose
Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
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- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
Hypernyms(s) spirit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SPIRIT as VERB
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- The company spirited him up
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