Term: appeal board: a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: trichina: parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles → 0
Candidate hypernym: texture: the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality → 0
Candidate hypernym: dry wall: a stone wall made with stones fitted together without mortar → 0
Candidate hypernym: geneticist: a biologist who specializes in genetics → 0
Candidate hypernym: thermotropism: an orienting response to warmth → 0
Candidate hypernym: stub: the part of a check that is retained as a record → 0
Candidate hypernym: laying on of hands: laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination → 0
Candidate hypernym: eel: the fatty flesh of eel; an elongate fish found in fresh water in Europe and America; large eels are usually smoked or pickled → 0
Candidate hypernym: liquid diet: a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery → 0
Candidate hypernym: hypotonicity: (of a solution) the extent to which a solution has a lower osmotic pressure than some other → 0