Term: birch: a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
Candidate hypernym: instrumentality: an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end → 1
Candidate hypernym: cinderella: a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition → 0
Candidate hypernym: sonic barrier: the increase in aerodynamic drag as an airplane approaches the speed of sound → 0
Candidate hypernym: vaishnavism: Hindu sect worshiping of Vishnu → 0
Candidate hypernym: elevated railway: a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level → 0
Candidate hypernym: warren: a colony of rabbits → 0
Candidate hypernym: insemination: the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: yaupon holly: an evergreen shrub → 0
Candidate hypernym: qadi: an Islamic judge → 0
Candidate hypernym: cd-rom: a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user → 0
Candidate hypernym: naturopathy: a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process → 0