Word Type

Noun

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

Word Relationships

Typical Location

catering hall church basement country club hall large room lobby receptionist restaurant restorand wedding party

Causes Desire

have party

Derived Terms

autoreception baroreception chemoreception critical reception electroreception magnetoreception mechanoreception nonreception osmoreception phonoreception photoception photoreception proprioception radio reception reception center reception centre reception chair reception desk reception room reception shed reception wiki receptional receptionism receptionist receptionless telereception thermoreception wedding reception

Has Part

bridal dance lots of food and drink

Context

american football education electronics law uk

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acquiring broadcasting catch getting grab greeting party salutation snap snatch

Type Of (IsA)

acquiring broadcasting catch great celebration greeting meeting party social where one recieves

Related Terms

receive receptacle receptible receptive receptor

Related Terms

adoption desk preschool radio reaction receive receptacle receptible receptive receptor transplantation

Synonym Network

front desk

Used For

celebrate celebrating event celebrating wedding chance to mingle eating greeting guests have fun having celebration having refreshments taking deliveries waiting welcoming dignitary

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