Term: cause celebre: an incident that attracts great public attention
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: cayenne: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum → 0
Candidate hypernym: convection: (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere → 0
Candidate hypernym: federal trade commission: an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft → 0
Candidate hypernym: soap bubble: a bubble formed by a thin soap film → 0
Candidate hypernym: american elm: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America → 0
Candidate hypernym: twist: a jerky pulling movement → 0
Candidate hypernym: antihero: a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine) → 0
Candidate hypernym: predilection: a predisposition in favor of something → 0
Candidate hypernym: revival: an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion → 0
Candidate hypernym: ribbonfish: marine fish having a long compressed ribbonlike body → 0