Term: dimmer: a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
Candidate hypernym: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity → 1
Candidate hypernym: tenure: the term during which some position is held → 0
Candidate hypernym: crosshairs: a center of interest → 0
Candidate hypernym: flush toilet: a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it → 0
Candidate hypernym: aeronautics: the theory and practice of navigation through air or space → 0
Candidate hypernym: giant petrel: large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas → 0
Candidate hypernym: sauropod: very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal → 0
Candidate hypernym: psychopsis: epiphytic orchids of Central and South America formerly included in genus Oncidium → 0
Candidate hypernym: food faddist: a person who adheres briefly to different diets → 0
Candidate hypernym: geneva gown: black academic gown widely used by Protestant clergymen → 0
Candidate hypernym: aphid lion: carnivorous larva of lacewing flies → 0