Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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- S: (n) function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping ((mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function))
- S: (n) function, purpose, role, use (what something is used for) "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
- S: (n) function, office, part, role (the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group) "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
- S: (n) function (a relation such that one thing is dependent on another) "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
- S: (n) function (a formal or official social gathering or ceremony) "it was a black-tie function"
- S: (n) affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function (a vaguely specified social event) "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
- direct hyponym / full hyponym
- S: (n) party (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment) "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
- S: (n) celebration, jubilation (a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event)
- S: (n) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance (a formal event performed on a special occasion) "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
- S: (n) circumstance (formal ceremony about important occasions) "pomp and circumstance"
- S: (n) funeral, obsequy (a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated) "hundreds of people attended his funeral"
- S: (n) wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals (the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed)
- S: (n) pageant, pageantry (a rich and spectacular ceremony)
- S: (n) dedication (a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose)
- S: (n) opening (a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise)
- S: (n) commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation (a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something)
- S: (n) military ceremony (a formal ceremony performed by military personnel)
- S: (n) initiation, induction, installation (a formal entry into an organization or position or office) "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame"
- S: (n) exercise ((usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches) "academic exercises"
- S: (n) fire walking (the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers)
- S: (n) formality, formalities (a requirement of etiquette or custom) "a mere formality"
- S: (n) Maundy (a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money)
- S: (n) potlatch (a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment))
- S: (n) fundraiser (a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money)
- S: (n) photo opportunity, photo op (an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed)
- S: (n) sleepover (an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children))
- direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
- S: (n) routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)
- S: (v) function, work, operate, go, run (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
- S: (v) serve, function (serve a purpose, role, or function) "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
- S: (v) officiate, function (perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function) "His wife officiated as his private secretary"