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wordnet.senses()

Syntax

senses(query)

Description

Returns all senses for query, in the specified grammar. Senses are returned as a list, in which each element itself is a list of synonyms. You can set a specific state to work on with the sense() command.

Example

The word tree has three senses. It's main sense is tree as an organical structure.

wordnet = ximport("wordnet")
wordnet.sense(0)
print wordnet.gloss("tree")
>>>a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches 
>>>forming a distinct elevated crown;
>>>includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

Another interpretation would be a tree diagram.

wordnet.sense(1)
print wordnet.gloss("tree")
>>>a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"