English noun: rainbow | |||
1. | rainbow (object) an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arc, bow | ||
Part meronym | sky | ||
2. | rainbow (cognition) an illusory hope | ||
Samples | Chasing rainbows. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hope, promise | ||