major

nouns

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
major
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
is a type of (narrower)
a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
commissioned military officer
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
"she is a linguistics major"
major
is a type of (narrower)
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
educatee, pupil, student
the principal field of study of a student at a university
"her major is linguistics"
major
is a type of (narrower)
a branch of knowledge
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field

verbs

have as one's principal field of study
"She is majoring in linguistics"
major
is a type of (narrower)
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
study

adjectives

of greater importance or stature or rank
"a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
major
antonym
minor
is similar to
indicating the most important performer or role
"the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
leading, prima, star, starring, stellar
greater in scope or effect
"a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"
major
antonym
minor
greater in number or size or amount
"a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
major
is derived from
majority
is derived from
majority
antonym
minor
is similar to
more than half
"argued for the better part of an hour"
better
is an attribute of
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
"the majority of his customers prefer it"; "the bulk of the work is finished"
bulk, majority
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
"his major field was mathematics"
major
antonym
minor
of a scale or mode
"major scales"; "the key of D major"
major
antonym
minor
domain category
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
music
of greater seriousness or danger
"a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"
major
antonym
minor
of full legal age
major
is derived from
majority
antonym
minor
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
"Jones major"
major
is similar to
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
"senior officer"
senior
domain region
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland