Term: instrumental role: the semantic role of the entity (usually inanimate) that the agent uses to perform an action or start a process
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: trypsinogen: inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: leg bone: a bone of the leg
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: laver: (Old Testament) large basin used by a priest in an ancient Jewish temple to perform ritual ablutions
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: nature: the complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: hedgehog: small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: cuterebridae: New World botflies
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: esophagoscope: an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: blancmange: sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: anaphor: a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent
Broader: semantic role: (linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause | Unrelated: mesenteric plexus: a plexus of autonomic nerves