CARDINAL Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word cardinal. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CARDINAL
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carmine | nounn | |||||||
noun • a variable color averaging a vivid red adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies verb • color carmine | ||||||||
central | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area noun • a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication adjective satellite • serving as an essential component | ||||||||
fundamental | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business • the lowest tone of a harmonic series adjective satellite • serving as an essential component • being or involving basic facts or principles • far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something | ||||||||
key | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated • United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) • something crucial for explaining • pitch of the voice • any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music • a kilogram of a narcotic drug • a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple • a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida • (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court • a list of answers to a test • a list of words or phrases that explain symbols or abbreviations • a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access • mechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock) • the central building block at the top of an arch or vault • a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed adjective satellite • serving as an essential component verb • identify as in botany or biology, for example • provide with a key • vandalize a car by scratching the sides with a key • regulate the musical pitch of • harmonize with or adjust to | ||||||||
primal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • serving as an essential component • having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state | ||||||||
redbird | nounn | |||||||
noun • the male is bright red with black wings and tail • crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | ||||||||
cardinal grosbeak | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | ||||||||
cardinal number | nounn | |||||||
noun • the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order • (grammar) A word that expresses a countable quantity. | ||||||||
cardinalis cardinalis | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male | ||||||||
richmondena cardinalis | nounn | |||||||
noun • crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male |