English noun: Whitney | |||
1. | Whitney (person) United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825) | ||
Synonyms | Eli Whitney | ||
Instance hypernym | artificer, discoverer, inventor, manufacturer, producer | ||
2. | Whitney (object) the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada range in California (14,494 feet high) | ||
Synonyms | Mount Whitney | ||
Instance hypernym | mountain peak | ||
Part meronym | High Sierra, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains | ||