Term: house of burgesses: the lower house of legislature in colonial Virginia
Candidate hypernym: group: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit → 1
Candidate hypernym: patch test: a test to determine allergic sensitivity by applying small pads soaked with allergen to the unbroken skin → 0
Candidate hypernym: simple pendulum: a hypothetical pendulum suspended by a weightless frictionless thread of constant length → 0
Candidate hypernym: air force: the airborne branch of a country's armed forces → 0
Candidate hypernym: tact: consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense → 0
Candidate hypernym: larch: any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: undercut: a cut made underneath to remove material → 0
Candidate hypernym: sideboard: a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweet cicely: fresh ferny leaves and green seeds used as garnish in salads and cold vegetables; dried seeds used in confectionery and liqueurs → 0
Candidate hypernym: diamond jubilee: an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years → 0
Candidate hypernym: tine test: a tuberculin test in which a disk with several tines bearing tuberculin antigen is used to puncture the skin; development of a hard red area indicates past or present exposure to tubercle bacilli and the need for further testing → 0