English noun: albatross |
1. | albatross (cognition) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps |
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| Samples | She was an albatross around his neck.
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| Synonyms | millstone |
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| Broader (hypernym) | balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment |
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2. | albatross (animal) large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight |
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| Synonyms | mollymawk |
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| Broader (hypernym) | oceanic bird, pelagic bird |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | black-footed albatross, Diomedea exulans, Diomedea nigripes, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony, wandering albatross |
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| Member meronym | Diomedeidae, family Diomedeidae |
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