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 | ||