Term: avoirdupois unit: any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights
Candidate hypernym: measure: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify → 1
Candidate hypernym: sign: a fundamental linguistic unit linking a signifier to that which is signified; --de Saussure → 0
Candidate hypernym: sunburst: a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds → 0
Candidate hypernym: hemiparasite: a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and therefore is capable of photosynthesis → 0
Candidate hypernym: volatility: the trait of being unpredictably irresolute → 0
Candidate hypernym: chemosis: edema of the mucous membrane of the eyeball and eyelid lining → 0
Candidate hypernym: thoroughbred racing: the sport of racing thoroughbred horses → 0
Candidate hypernym: percale: a fine closely woven cotton fabric → 0
Candidate hypernym: pink elephants: any visual hallucination arising from heavy drinking → 0
Candidate hypernym: pump-and-dump scheme: an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices; the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises → 0
Candidate hypernym: softy: a person who is weak and excessively sentimental → 0