English noun: resource |
1. | resource (possession) available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed |
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| Broader (hypernym) | assets |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | backing, bread and butter, financial backing, financial support, funding, keep, labor resources, livelihood, living, natural resource, natural resources, support, support, sustenance, ways and means |
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2. | resource (attribute) a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed |
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| Samples | The local library is a valuable resource.
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| Broader (hypernym) | asset, plus |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | aid, assistance, help, inner resource, recourse, refuge, resort, resourcefulness |
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3. | resource (cognition) the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems |
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| Samples | A man of resource.
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| Synonyms | imagination, resourcefulness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | armory, armoury, inventory |
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