Term: auction: the public sale of something to the highest bidder
Candidate hypernym: sale: the general activity of selling → 1
Candidate hypernym: machine-displayable text: electronic text that is stored and used in the form of a digital image → 0
Candidate hypernym: normality: expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common → 0
Candidate hypernym: lightship: a ship equipped like a lighthouse and anchored where a permanent lighthouse would be impracticable → 0
Candidate hypernym: shin splints: painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners → 0
Candidate hypernym: aphyllanthaceae: one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus serratia: a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod → 0
Candidate hypernym: attention: a general interest that leads people to want to know more → 0
Candidate hypernym: exploration: a systematic consideration → 0
Candidate hypernym: hallelujah: a shout or song of praise to God → 0
Candidate hypernym: reboxetine: an antidepressant drug that blocks the reuptake of norepinephrine → 0