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CALIPH Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word caliph. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word caliph. (close relations)
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chief
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who is in charge

• a person who exercises control over workers

• the head of a tribe or clan

adjective satellite

• most important element

emperor
nounn
noun

• the male ruler of an empire

• red table grape of California

• large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings

• large richly colored butterfly

head
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

• a single domestic animal

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• a person who is in charge

• the front of a military formation or procession

• the pressure exerted by a fluid

• the top of something

• the source of water from which a stream arises

• (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

• the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

• the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

• a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an individual person

• a user of (usually soft) drugs

• a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

• a rounded compact mass

• the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer

• a difficult juncture

• forward movement

• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• the subject matter at issue

• a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

• the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint

• that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

• (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

• (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

• the striking part of a tool

• (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

• a projection out from one end

• a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

• oral stimulation of the genitals

verb

• to go or travel towards

• be in charge of

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take its rise

• be in the front of or on top of

• form a head or come or grow to a head

• remove the head of

king
nounn
noun

• a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

• United States woman tennis player (born in 1943)

• a competitor who holds a preeminent position

• United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925)

• a very wealthy or powerful businessman

• United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

• preeminence in a particular category or group or field

• a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward

• one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king

• (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

leader
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who rules or guides or inspires others

• a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

monarch
nounn
noun

• a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

• large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed

potentate
nounn
noun

• a ruler who is unconstrained by law

prince
nounn
noun

• a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

ruler
nounn
noun

• a person who rules or commands

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

sovereign
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

adjective satellite

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• greatest in status or authority or power

successor
nounn
noun

• a person who follows next in order

• a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

• a person who inherits some title or office

sultan
nounn
noun

• the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)

calif
nounn
noun

• the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

kalif
nounn
noun

• the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

kaliph
noun

• the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

khalif
nounn
noun

• the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

khalifah
nounn
noun

• the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

Best Hypernyms For CALIPH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for caliph, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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ruler leader monarch moslem muslim swayer

Alternatives for CHIEF

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