Term: reed: a vibrator consisting of a thin strip of stiff material that vibrates to produce a tone when air streams over it
Candidate hypernym: mechanical device: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles → 1
Candidate hypernym: bacteroidaceae: family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes → 0
Candidate hypernym: tailoring: the occupation of a tailor → 0
Candidate hypernym: information theory: (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing → 0
Candidate hypernym: sports medicine: the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities → 0
Candidate hypernym: actinolite: a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate → 0
Candidate hypernym: sheet lighting: lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds → 0
Candidate hypernym: metrification: writing a metrical composition (or the metrical structure of a composition) → 0
Candidate hypernym: taxonomy: (biology) study of the general principles of scientific classification → 0
Candidate hypernym: barter: an equal exchange → 0
Candidate hypernym: dail eireann: the lower house of the parliament of the Irish Republic → 0