BatWordNet Explorer

Explore synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, and semantic relationships for “bat” powered by Princeton WordNet.

noun

(baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

Words in this synset: at-bat
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(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

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nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

Words in this synset: chiropteran
noun

mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials

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an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)

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large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit

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typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution

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