"throat" | Definition and Related Words

throat

Noun

The passage to the stomach and lungs
In the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone (synset 105555141)
hypernym: tubular cavity - a cavity having the shape of a tube
part holonym:
- clapper, glossa, lingua, tongue - a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
- gustatory organ, taste bud, tastebud - an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
- nasopharynx - cavity forming the upper part of the pharynx
- oropharynx - cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth
- laryngopharynx - the lower part of the pharynx
- adenoid, luschka's tonsil, pharyngeal tonsil, third tonsil, tonsilla adenoidea, tonsilla pharyngealis - a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
- pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx
part meronym:
- upper respiratory tract - the nose and throat and trachea
- alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
- cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
synonym: pharynx
An opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep (synset 104436054)
hypernym: opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made

part meronym: shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
A passage resembling a throat in shape or function (synset 104435898)
hypernym: passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass
The part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's throat (synset 101517190)
hypernym: external body part - any body part visible externally

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