Term: hardening: the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: phacoemulsification: extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube → 0
Candidate hypernym: arrowhead: the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow → 0
Candidate hypernym: spleen: a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses → 0
Candidate hypernym: flashiness: tasteless showiness → 0
Candidate hypernym: horsemanship: skill in handling and riding horses → 0
Candidate hypernym: nominating speech: an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election → 0
Candidate hypernym: mouse button: a push button on the mouse → 0
Candidate hypernym: hyalophora: American silkworm moth → 0
Candidate hypernym: sac fungus: any of various ascomycetous fungi in which the spores are formed in a sac or ascus → 0
Candidate hypernym: nepal trumpet flower: evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers → 0