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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An association of persons of the same trade or pursuits, formed to protect mutual interests and maintain standards.
  • n. A similar association, as of merchants or artisans, in medieval times.
  • n. Ecology A group of diverse species, especially animal species, that occupy a common niche in a given community, characterized by exploitation of environmental resources in the same way.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A group of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages
  • n. A group of diverse species that share common characteristics or habits
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An association of men belonging to the same class, or engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a business fraternity or corporation. They were originally licensed by the government, and endowed with special privileges and authority.
  • n. A guildhall.
  • n. A religious association or society, organized for charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An obsolete spelling of gild.
  • etc. See gild, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a formal association of people with similar interests
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    boat club    chess club    atheneum    glee club    bookclub    fraternity    sorority    slate club    chapter    service club   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    bild    billed    build    childe    chilled    distilled    drilled    filled    fulfilled    gild   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    caste    fraternity    corporation