English noun: junket | |||
1. | junket (food) dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet | ||
Broader (hypernym) | afters, dessert, sweet | ||
2. | junket (act) a journey taken for pleasure | ||
Samples | Many summer excursions to the shore. It was merely a pleasure trip. After cautious sashays into the field. | ||
Synonyms | excursion, expedition, jaunt, outing, pleasure trip, sashay | ||
Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | airing, field trip | ||
3. | junket (act) a trip taken by an official at public expense | ||
Broader (hypernym) | trip | ||
English verb: junket | |||
1. | junket (motion) go on a pleasure trip | ||
Synonyms | junketeer | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | jaunt, travel, trip | ||
2. | junket (consumption) provide a feast or banquet for | ||
Synonyms | banquet, feast | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | host | ||
Verb group | banquet, feast, junket | ||
3. | junket (consumption) partake in a feast or banquet | ||
Synonyms | banquet, feast | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | wine and dine | ||
Verb group | banquet, feast, junket | ||