Term: ontology: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
Candidate hypernym: metaphysics: the philosophical study of being and knowing → 1
Candidate hypernym: leisureliness: slowness by virtue of being leisurely → 0
Candidate hypernym: menorah: (Judaism) a candelabrum with seven branches used in ceremonies to symbolize the seven days of Creation → 0
Candidate hypernym: cross-country riding: riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship → 0
Candidate hypernym: winter hazel: any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: bell ringer: something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal → 0
Candidate hypernym: preliminary prospectus: a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus → 0
Candidate hypernym: water shamrock: perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface → 0
Candidate hypernym: yellowfin mojarra: popular panfish from Bermuda and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil → 0
Candidate hypernym: common dolphin: black-and-white dolphin that leaps high out of the water → 0
Candidate hypernym: throne: the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions → 0