Term: staple: a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: kos: (in India) a unit of length having different values in different localities → 0
Candidate hypernym: national institutes of health: an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government → 0
Candidate hypernym: tonsillitis: inflammation of the tonsils (especially the palatine tonsils) → 0
Candidate hypernym: hack: a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil → 0
Candidate hypernym: cardiac sphincter: the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction → 0
Candidate hypernym: hell: noisy and unrestrained mischief → 0
Candidate hypernym: stain: (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible → 0
Candidate hypernym: lanthanide series: the rare-earth elements with atomic numbers 57 through 71; having properties similar to lanthanum → 0
Candidate hypernym: boselaphus: Indian antelopes: nilgais → 0
Candidate hypernym: tradition: an inherited pattern of thought or action → 0