Word Type

Noun

The word "electricity" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

basement bedroom building church concert gallery opening opera rest area room toy store

Capable Of

brown out cause fire cause motor to turn kill if used improperly kill person light filaments to incandendescence light lightbulb power appliances power car power factories power light bulb power lightbulb power many machines power television produce heat shock short fuse stop heart

Causes

electrocution

Created By

generator

Derived Terms

Triscuit antiferroelectricity bioelectricity clean electricity dielectricity electret electricity meter electricity pylon electricity-generating electrickery ferrielectricity ferroelectricity flexoelectricity geoelectricity grid electricity hydricity hydroelectricity magnetoelectricity magnetricity myoelectricity paraelectricity photoelectricity piezoelectricity pyroelectricity radioelectricity static electricity thermoelectricity triboelectricity volta-electricity

Derived From

electric

Context

physics

Has Property

dangerous dangerous despite utility dangerous to people powerful very useful

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

energy free energy physical phenomenon stir

Type Of (IsA)

electrons in motion energy form of energy form of power inanimate object physical phenomenon source of power stir useful way to transport energy very useful commodity what powers lights

Made Of

electrons flow of electrons

Receives Action

turned on and off

Related Terms

alternating current circuit current direct current earth electric electric circuit electric current electron energy hydro power vacuum vending machines

Related Terms

alternating current amber attract charge current current voltage discovered electric electrical electromagnetic field electron electrostatics energy excitement franklin franklin discovered generator hydro invisible lightning outlet power power source power station power type rub shocking source sparks station thrill type voltage volts volts current wall wall outlet wires

Used For

cool house heat house make light power motors warm food warm house

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.