Academic Dictionary
Home / Thesaurus / Caul
Find the word that fits

Caul: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Caul

A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.

View the full dictionary entry Compare this word with another →
45 useful connections shown 3 reviewed relationships and 42 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Broader term 1

Omentum 76% connected

A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Definition Compare both words

Containing whole 1

Placenta 70% connected

The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Definition Compare both words

Synonym 1

Veil 92% connected

Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Definition Compare both words
Explore further

Words from the same subject

These terms belong to the same specialist field or topic. They help you explore the subject, but they are not automatically synonyms.

Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Fundus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Medical anatomy.
Definition Compare
Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.

Birrus noun · 78% connection

A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the shoulders or over t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Bonnet noun · 78% connection

A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part of the forehead. T…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Brooch noun · 78% connection

An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by women; a breastpin…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Bus network noun · 78% connection

a network topology in which nodes are connected in a daisy chain by a linear sequence of buses.; "In a bus network, every station rece…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Chemisette noun · 78% connection

An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck, shoulders, and breast.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Clothes n. pl. · 78% connection

Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; -- a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made to be worn, for de…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Cloud noun · 78% connection

A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the head.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Corsage noun · 78% connection

a flower or small arrangement of flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically worn by women on special occasions (as, at…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Cyberspace noun · 78% connection

a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data tra…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Fast local internet protocol noun · 78% connection

a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.; "FLIP is a connectionless protoc…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Flip noun · 78% connection

a suite of internet protocols, which provide Security transparency, security and network management.; "FLIP is a connectionless protoc…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
Front noun · 78% connection

That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: covering, network, head, worn, women.
Definition Compare
All dictionary tools

Explore Academic Dictionary

The same nine destinations available from the header menu are shown here as a clear, fully visible grid.

Dictionary Definitions and meanings Thesaurus Synonyms with nuance Academic writing Evidence and analysis Professional Workplace vocabulary Word origins Etymology and roots Subjects Specialist dictionaries Word clusters Connected vocabulary Word similarity Compare two words Crossword Play with vocabulary