Term: mortification: (Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)
Candidate hypernym: control: the activity of managing or exerting control over something → 1
Candidate hypernym: tinware: articles of commerce made of tin plate → 0
Candidate hypernym: kat: the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant → 0
Candidate hypernym: thickening: the act of thickening → 0
Candidate hypernym: legless lizard: degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards → 0
Candidate hypernym: spiral: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center → 0
Candidate hypernym: silver chloride: a chloride used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions → 0
Candidate hypernym: traffic lane: a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines → 0
Candidate hypernym: horizontal bar: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends → 0
Candidate hypernym: corticosteroid: a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response → 0
Candidate hypernym: foul shot: an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul → 0