Term: hail: precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Candidate hypernym: natural phenomenon: all phenomena that are not artificial → 1
Candidate hypernym: peptization: the process of converting to a sol; bringing to a colloidal solution → 0
Candidate hypernym: scofflaw: one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses → 0
Candidate hypernym: head gate: a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end → 0
Candidate hypernym: deaf person: a person with a severe auditory impairment → 0
Candidate hypernym: wahoo: deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds → 0
Candidate hypernym: thorax: the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen → 0
Candidate hypernym: bittern: relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes → 0
Candidate hypernym: nibble: gentle biting → 0
Candidate hypernym: hypnotism: the act of inducing hypnosis → 0
Candidate hypernym: nongovernmental organization: an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government → 0