Term: downturn: a worsening of business or economic activity
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: grant: any monetary aid → 0
Candidate hypernym: yore: time long past → 0
Candidate hypernym: blue cheese dressing: vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese → 0
Candidate hypernym: war room: a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns) → 0
Candidate hypernym: violin maker: someone who makes violins → 0
Candidate hypernym: leaner: (horseshoes) the throw of a horseshoe so as to lean against (but not encircle) the stake → 0
Candidate hypernym: groupthink: decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility) → 0
Candidate hypernym: franco-american: an American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French → 0
Candidate hypernym: racial segregation: segregation by race → 0
Candidate hypernym: mass spectrometer: spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer → 0