Term: luff: the act of sailing close to the wind
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: minute gun: (military) gun that is discharged once every minute (usually as part of a military funeral) → 0
Candidate hypernym: false goatsbeard: North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: undertone: a quiet or hushed tone of voice → 0
Candidate hypernym: carom: a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other → 0
Candidate hypernym: anastylosis: the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary) → 0
Candidate hypernym: lady's slipper: any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden → 0
Candidate hypernym: nolo contendere: (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction → 0
Candidate hypernym: water table: underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water → 0
Candidate hypernym: krigia: any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia → 0
Candidate hypernym: photograph: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material → 0