Term: tone system: the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language
Candidate hypernym: group: any number of entities (members) considered as a unit → 1
Candidate hypernym: whistle: acoustic device that forces air or steam against an edge or into a cavity and so produces a loud shrill sound → 0
Candidate hypernym: vanilla ice cream: ice cream flavored with vanilla extract → 0
Candidate hypernym: torture chamber: a room in which torture is inflicted → 0
Candidate hypernym: lieutenant junior grade: an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant and above ensign → 0
Candidate hypernym: dampener: a device that dampens or moistens something → 0
Candidate hypernym: chicken snake: large North American snake → 0
Candidate hypernym: patent medicine: medicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescription → 0
Candidate hypernym: waif: a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned → 0
Candidate hypernym: tidemark: indicator consisting of a line at the highwater or low-water limits of the tides → 0
Candidate hypernym: free house: a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale → 0