Word Type

Noun

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

Word Relationships

Typical Location

purse

Derived Terms

Spanish handkerchief flying handkerchief handkerchief code handkerchief tree handkerchiefed handkerchiefful handkerchiefless pocket-handkerchief smell like a tart's handkerchief throw the handkerchief

Derived From

hand kerchief

Distinct From

disposable tissue

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

piece of cloth piece of material

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

pocket square

Type Of (IsA)

accessory kerchief piece of cloth

Related Terms

article bandana before blow blow nose blowing blowing nose blowing noses breast breast pocket carried cleaning cleaning nose cloth cloth article cloth kleenex cloth napkin cloth tissue embroidered embroidered sometimes eye eye before fabric fancy fancy tissue hand in pocket in pockets kleenex linen mall mall cloth mans mans pocket material napkin neckcloth neckerchief nose nose blowing nose cloth noses ones ones pocket pocket pocket linen pockets rag rectangle replacement small small cloth sneezing snot snot rag sometimes square square cloth tears tissue tissue replacement wipe wipe nose wiping wiping nose wiping tears

Synonym Network

hanky kerchief pocket handkerchief

Used For

mop brow wipe nose

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