Term: speech act: the use of language to perform some act
Candidate hypernym: event: something that happens at a given place and time → 1
Candidate hypernym: tammany hall: a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism → 0
Candidate hypernym: stocks: a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction → 0
Candidate hypernym: velvet grass: tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage → 0
Candidate hypernym: coleus: any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: animal trainer: one who trains or exhibits animals → 0
Candidate hypernym: sierra plum: shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit → 0
Candidate hypernym: deer hunter: hunter of deer → 0
Candidate hypernym: european chestnut: wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia → 0
Candidate hypernym: part music: vocal music for several voices in independent parts (usually performed without accompaniment) → 0
Candidate hypernym: concatenation: the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc → 0