Term: bovine spongiform encephalitis: a fatal disease of cattle that affects the central nervous system; causes staggering and agitation
Candidate hypernym: state: the way something is with respect to its main attributes → 1
Candidate hypernym: toe-in: the alignment of the front wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the front than at the back → 0
Candidate hypernym: conservatism: a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes → 0
Candidate hypernym: transferability: the quality of being transferable or exchangeable → 0
Candidate hypernym: bannister: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling → 0
Candidate hypernym: wild dog: any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves → 0
Candidate hypernym: double play: the act of getting two players out on one play → 0
Candidate hypernym: bodo-garo: Kamarupan languages spoken in the state of Assam in northeastern India → 0
Candidate hypernym: gather: sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching → 0
Candidate hypernym: yip: a sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog) → 0
Candidate hypernym: derivation: (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation → 0