Term: oxbow lake: a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: sales department: the division of a business that is responsible for selling products or services → 0
Candidate hypernym: sinkhole: a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof → 0
Candidate hypernym: prebend: the stipend assigned by a cathedral to a canon → 0
Candidate hypernym: eruption: (of volcanos) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed) → 0
Candidate hypernym: climbing bird's nest fern: tropical Africa to Australasia and Polynesia → 0
Candidate hypernym: annuity: income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments → 0
Candidate hypernym: perennial salt marsh aster: a variety of aster → 0
Candidate hypernym: policy: a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group → 0
Candidate hypernym: pessimism: the feeling that things will turn out badly → 0
Candidate hypernym: engineering: a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located → 0