English dictionary



Hint: Question mark (?) is a wildcard. Question mark substitutes one character.

English noun: member

1. member (person) one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)


SamplesOnly members will be admitted.
A member of the faculty.
She was introduced to all the members of his family.


Synonymsfellow member


Broader (hypernym)associate


Narrower (hyponym)Areopagite, board member, brother, cabalist, charter member, clan member, clansman, clanswoman, club member, commissioner, committee member, Conservative, council member, councillor, fellow, homeboy, homegirl, huddler, inductee, joiner, kibbutznik, kolkhoznik, pledge, Rosicrucian, Rosicrucian, Rotarian, sister, sodalist, tribesman


Antonymsnonmember

2. member anything that belongs to a set or class


SamplesSnakes are members of the class Reptilia.
Members of the opposite sex.


Broader (hypernym)component, component part, constituent, part, portion

3. member (body) an external body part that projects from the body


SamplesIt is important to keep the extremities warm.


Synonymsappendage, extremity


Broader (hypernym)external body part


Narrower (hyponym)chela, chelicera, claw, dactyl, digit, fang, fin, limb, mouthpart, nipper, parapodium, pincer, pleopod, swimmeret

4. member (group) an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)


SamplesThe library was a member of the interlibrary loan association.
Canada is a member of the United Nations.


Broader (hypernym)social unit, unit

5. member (body) the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)


Synonymspenis, phallus


Broader (hypernym)erectile organ


Narrower (hyponym)cock, dick, micropenis, microphallus, pecker, peter, prick, putz, shaft, tool


Part holonymforeskin, glans penis, prepuce, urethra, vena bulbi penis


Part meronymfamily jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals, male reproductive system









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk