local
1. public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops (Freq. 2)
- the local seemed to take forever to get to New York
• Ant:
express
• Hypernyms:
public transport
2. anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
• Syn:
local anesthetic, local anaesthetic, topical anesthetic, topical anaesthetic
• Hypernyms:
anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent
• Hyponyms:
anesthyl, antipruritic, benzocaine, ethyl aminobenzoate, butacaine,
butacaine, ethyl chloride, Lidocaine, Xylocaine, procaine,
Ethocaine, tetracaine
1. relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area (Freq. 47)
- local taxes
- local authorities
• Ant:
national
2. of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood (Freq. 3)
- local customs
- local schools
- the local citizens
- a local point of view
- local outbreaks of flu
- a local bus line
• Pertains to noun:
locality
• Derivationally related forms:
locality
3. affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
- local anesthesia
• Ant:
general
• Similar to:
localized, localised, topical
• Topics:
medicine, medical specialty
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