Term: isostasy: (geology) a general equilibrium of the forces tending to elevate or depress the earth's crust
Candidate hypernym: situation: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; ; ; - Franklin D.Roosevelt → 1
Candidate hypernym: divvy: short for dividend; especially one paid by a cooperative society → 0
Candidate hypernym: mail call: a call of names of those receiving mail → 0
Candidate hypernym: lens: a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images → 0
Candidate hypernym: icon: (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface → 0
Candidate hypernym: cryptorchidy: failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops → 0
Candidate hypernym: vermin: an irritating or obnoxious person → 0
Candidate hypernym: mudhif: a reed hut in the marshlands of Iraq; rare since the marshes were drained → 0
Candidate hypernym: clypeus: a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head → 0
Candidate hypernym: chalk dust: dust resulting from writing with a piece of chalk → 0
Candidate hypernym: chinese cabbage: plant with an elongated head of broad stalked leaves resembling celery; used as a vegetable in east Asia → 0