Term: defense: the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
Candidate hypernym: act: something that people do or cause to happen → 1
Candidate hypernym: aldehyde: any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids → 0
Candidate hypernym: sedge: grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: war paint: adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle → 0
Candidate hypernym: aggressor: a confident assertive person who acts as instigator → 0
Candidate hypernym: escapology: the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) → 0
Candidate hypernym: mixed metaphor: a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect → 0
Candidate hypernym: one-third: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole → 0
Candidate hypernym: teaser: an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest → 0
Candidate hypernym: sessile polyp: a relatively flat polyp → 0
Candidate hypernym: developmental learning: learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development → 0