gate vs postern
postern vs gategate and postern both are nouns.
gate is a verb but postern is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| postern | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
postern is a hyponym of
gate; that is, postern is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
gate:
- gate: a movable barrier in a fence or wall
- postern: a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
Other hyponyms of gate include
head gate, lock-gate, lichgate, lychgate, portcullis, tailboard, tailgate, tail gate, tollbar, tollgate, turnpike, turnstile, wicket, wicket door, wicket gate.
| gate (noun) | postern (noun) |
|---|---|
| a movable barrier in a fence or wall | a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle |
| a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs | |
| passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark | |
| total admission receipts at a sports event |
| gate (verb) | postern (verb) |
|---|---|
| restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment | |
| control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate | |
| supply with a gate |
Words related to "gate"
- AND circuit
- AND gate
- Dipylon
- Dipylon gate
- NAND circuit
- NAND gate
- OR circuit
- OR gate
- X-OR circuit
- XOR circuit
- XOR gate
- air terminal
- airport terminal
- architecture
- arrival gate
- bound
- computer circuit
- confine
- control
- departure gate
- flexible joint
- furnish
- gross
- head gate
- hinge
- lichgate
- limit
- lock
- lock-gate
- logic gate
- lychgate
- movable barrier
- offer
- operate
- passageway
- portcullis
- postern
- provide
- receipts
- render
- restrict
- revenue
- supply
- tail gate
- tailboard
- tailgate
- throttle
- tollbar
- tollgate
- trammel
- turnpike
- turnstile
- wicket
- wicket door
- wicket gate
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