Term: mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
Candidate hypernym: object: a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow → 1
Candidate hypernym: multiple: the product of a quantity by an integer → 0
Candidate hypernym: martial law: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law → 0
Candidate hypernym: mestranol: a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives → 0
Candidate hypernym: miniature golf: a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles → 0
Candidate hypernym: putter: the iron normally used on the putting green → 0
Candidate hypernym: commelinidae: one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; comprises about 19,000 species in 25 families of mostly terrestrial herbs especially of moist places including: Cyperaceae; Gramineae; Bromeliaceae; and Zingiberaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: avalanche: a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain → 0
Candidate hypernym: ambiguity: an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context → 0
Candidate hypernym: splurge: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: unit: an organization regarded as part of a larger social group → 0