Adjectives are arranged in clusters containing head synsets and satellite synsets. Most head synsets have one or more satellite synsets, each of which represents a concept that is similar in meaning to the concept represented by the head synset. One way to think of the adjective cluster organization is to visualize a wheel, with a head synset as the hub and satellite synsets as the spokes. Two or more wheels are logically connected via antonymy, which can be thought of as an axle between the wheels. Pertainyms are relational adjectives and do not follow the structure just described.
Participial adjectives have lexical pointers to the verbs that they are derived from.
Many terms used in the WordNet Reference Manual are unique to the WordNet system. Other general terms have specific meanings when used in the WordNet documentation. Definitions for many of these terms are given to help with the interpretation and understanding of the reference manual, and in the use of the WordNet system. In following definitions word is used in place of word or collocation . A group of adjective synsets that are organized around antonymous pairs or triplets.