| NOUN | act | passage, transition | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | passage | a section of text | |
| artifact | passage | a way through or along which someone or something may pass | |
| act | passage, enactment | the passing of a law by a legislative body | |
| act | passage, transit | a journey usually by ship | |
| communication | passage, musical passage | a short section of a musical composition | |
| body | passage, passageway | a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass | |
| act | passage, passing | a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another | |
| event | passage, passing | the motion / motion of one object relative to another | |
| act | passage, handing over | the act of passing something to another person |
| Sounds | pae'sahjh; pae'sihjh | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh... | |
| abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh... | ||
| Meaning | The act of passing from one state or place to the next. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | transition | |
| Narrower | fossilization, fossilisation | Becoming inflexible or out of date |
| segue | The act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another | |
| Broader | change of state | The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics |
| Spanish | pasaje, paso, transición | |
| Catalan | pas, transició | |
| Verbs | pass | pass into a specified state or condition |
| Meaning | A section of text; particularly a section of medium length. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | text, textual matter | The words of something written |
| Narrower | excerpt, excerption, extract, selection | A passage selected from a larger / larger work |
| locus classicus | An authoritative and often-quoted passage | |
| place | The passage that is being read | |
| purple passage | A passage full of ornate and flowery language | |
| text | A passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon | |
| transition | A passage that connects a topic to one that follows | |
| Broader | section, subdivision | A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical) |
| Spanish | pasaje | |
| Catalan | passatge | |
| Meaning | A way through or along which someone or something may pass. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | adit | A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine |
| aisle | A long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) | |
| channel | A passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through | |
| conduit | A passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | |
| cul, cul de sac, dead end | A passage with access only at one end | |
| fish ladder | A series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam | |
| passageway | A passage between rooms or between buildings | |
| right of way | The passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass | |
| shaft | A long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel | |
| throat | A passage resembling a throat in shape or function | |
| Broader | way | Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another |
| Spanish | pasaje, paso | |
| Catalan | pas, passatge | |
| Meaning | The passing of a law by a legislative body. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | enactment | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | legislation, legislating, lawmaking | The act of making or enacting laws |
| Spanish | aprobación, promulgación | |
| Verbs | pass | make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation |
| Meaning | A journey usually by ship. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the outward passage took 10 days" | |
| Synonym | transit | |
| Narrower | lockage | passage through a lock in a canal or waterway |
| Broader | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
| Spanish | travesía | |
| Catalan | travessia | |
| Meaning | A bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the passage of air from the lungs" | |
| Synonym | passing | |
| Broader | reaction, response | A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent |
| Spanish | paso | |
| Catalan | pas | |
| Meaning | The motion / motion of one object relative to another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | passing | |
| Broader | movement, motion | A natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something |
| Verbs | pass | travel past |
| Meaning | The act of passing something to another person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | handing over | |
| Narrower | relay | The act of passing something along from one person or group to another |
| Broader | delivery, bringing | The act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) |
| Spanish | entrega | |
| Catalan | lliurament | |
| Verbs | pass | place into the hands or custody of |
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