Term: defense: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: automat: a cafeteria where food is served from machines → 0
Candidate hypernym: oarswoman: a woman oarsman → 0
Candidate hypernym: sleigh bell: a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh → 0
Candidate hypernym: dictator: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine → 0
Candidate hypernym: whale sucker: large blue Pacific remora that attaches to whales and dolphins → 0
Candidate hypernym: mistletoe: Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas → 0
Candidate hypernym: sower: someone who sows → 0
Candidate hypernym: armored vehicle: a vehicle that is protected by armor plate → 0
Candidate hypernym: pommel: a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse → 0
Candidate hypernym: arctocebus: a genus of Lorisidae → 0