Term: turnbuckle: an oblong metal coupling with a swivel at one end and an internal thread at the other into which a threaded rod can be screwed in order to form a unit that can be adjusted for length or tension
Candidate hypernym: device: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose → 1
Candidate hypernym: spinnaker: a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind → 0
Candidate hypernym: regular: a soldier in the regular army → 0
Candidate hypernym: fascist: an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views → 0
Candidate hypernym: salmonella enteritidis: a form of salmonella that causes gastroenteritis in humans → 0
Candidate hypernym: salamandra: type genus of the Salamandridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: melastomataceae: a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals → 0
Candidate hypernym: lift: one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot → 0
Candidate hypernym: zygnema: type genus of the family Zygnemataceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: cookie jar: a jar in which cookies are kept (and sometimes money is hidden) → 0
Candidate hypernym: digitigrade mammal: an animal that walks so that only the toes touch the ground as e.g. dogs and cats and horses → 0