Term: layoff: the act of laying off an employee or a work force
Candidate hypernym: action: something done (usually as opposed to something said) → 1
Candidate hypernym: schizophrenic: someone who is afflicted with schizophrenia → 0
Candidate hypernym: handclap: a clap of the hands to indicate approval → 0
Candidate hypernym: hide: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) → 0
Candidate hypernym: general anesthesia: a state of total unconsciousness resulting from anesthetic drugs (as for a major surgical operation) → 0
Candidate hypernym: key: something crucial for explaining → 0
Candidate hypernym: betatron: accelerates a continuous beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric field produced by changing magnetic flux → 0
Candidate hypernym: whack: the sound made by a sharp swift blow → 0
Candidate hypernym: desmanthus: genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: thing: any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence → 0
Candidate hypernym: sublimation: (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable → 0