|
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Noun fathom has 2 senses
- fathom, fthm - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
--1 is a kind of linear unit
--1 has parts: yard, pace
- fathom, fthm - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
--2 is a kind of volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
Verb fathom has 2 senses
- penetrate, fathom, bottom - come to understand
--1 is one way to understand
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- fathom, sound - measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
--2 is one way to quantify, measure
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
|