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The synonyms of “Admiral” are: full admiral
Admiral as a Noun
Definitions of "Admiral" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “admiral” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- The most senior commander of a fleet or navy.
- A butterfly which has dark wings with bold red or white markings.
- A naval officer of the second most senior rank, above vice admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral.
- The supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral.
- Any of several brightly colored butterflies.
Synonyms of "Admiral" as a noun (1 Word)
| full admiral | The time when the Moon is fully illuminated. |
Associations of "Admiral" (30 Words)
| armament | Military weapons and equipment. Armaments factories. |
| army | The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. He joined the army at 16. |
| brigade | Form into a brigade. They thought the speech too closely brigaded with illegal action. |
| brigadier | A general officer ranking below a major general. |
| colonel | A rank of officer in the army and in the US air force above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier or brigadier general. |
| commander | A rank of naval officer above lieutenant commander and below captain. The commander of a paratroop regiment. |
| corsair | A swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction. |
| depredation | A destructive action. The depredations of age and disease. |
| fleet | Disappear gradually. A fleet of ambulances took the injured to hospital. |
| flotilla | A fleet of small craft. A flotilla of cargo boats. |
| galleon | A sailing ship in use (especially by Spain) from the 15th to the 18th centuries, originally as a warship, later for trade. Galleons were typically square-rigged and had three or more decks and masts. A Spanish treasure galleon wrecked off the Florida Keys. |
| galley | A large open rowing boat kept on a warship for use by the captain. |
| hijack | An incident or act of hijacking. He argues that pressure groups have hijacked the environmental debate. |
| invasion | The spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body. Random drug testing of employees is an unwarranted invasion of privacy. |
| liner | A large luxurious passenger ship of a type formerly used on a regular line. The batter hit a liner to the shortstop. |
| naval | Relating to a navy or navies. A naval base. |
| navy | The ships of a navy. The dress comes in navy gunmetal grey or black. |
| pirate | A ship that is manned by pirates. Nine ships were pirated off the coast of the country between 2006 and May of last year. |
| privateer | An officer or crew member of a privateer. It may be instructive to compare the supposedly wasteful public sector with the supposedly lean privateers. |
| rank | Take precedence or surpass others in rank. The strike was supported by the union rank and file. |
| regiment | Form military personnel into a regiment. Regiment one s children. |
| ship | Hire for work on a ship. A cargo ship. |
| sinking | A slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength. After several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market. |
| soldier | Serve as a soldier in the military. The soldiers stood at attention. |
| submarine | Control a submarine. The child was injured when he submarined under the safety belt of the car. |
| vessel | A hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask. Lord use this lowly vessel let me serve You as You will. |
| viking | Any of the Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of Europe from the 8th to the 11th centuries. |
| warrior | Someone engaged in or experienced in warfare. The warrior heroes of ancient Greece. |
| warship | A government ship that is available for waging war. |
| wreck | Involve someone in a shipwreck. The plane was reduced to a smouldering wreck. |
