UNIT as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • how big is that part compared to the whole?
    • the team is a unit
    Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a single undivided whole
    Usage Example(s)
    • an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another
    Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the coach said the offensive unit did a good job
    • after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit
    Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • units of nucleic acids
    Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the dollar is the United States unit of currency
    • a unit of wheat is a bushel
    • change per unit volume
    Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
    Usage Example(s)
    • the reduced the number of units and installations
    • the word is a basic linguistic unit
    Hypernyms(s) unit is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)