Term: head gate: a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: kuru: a progressive disease of the central nervous system marked by increasing lack of coordination and advancing to paralysis and death within a year of the appearance of symptoms; thought to have been transmitted by cannibalistic consumption of diseased brain tissue since the disease virtually disappeared when cannibalism was abandoned → 0
Candidate hypernym: snicker: a disrespectful laugh → 0
Candidate hypernym: alewife: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus → 0
Candidate hypernym: jacksonian epilepsy: focal epilepsy in which the attack usually moves from distal to proximal limb muscles on the same side of the body → 0
Candidate hypernym: cardioid microphone: a directional microphone with a cardioid pattern of sensitivity → 0
Candidate hypernym: edger: garden tool for cutting grass around the edges of a yard → 0
Candidate hypernym: mutisia: any of various plants of the genus Mutisia → 0
Candidate hypernym: hand: ability → 0
Candidate hypernym: stercorariidae: jaegers and skuas: → 0
Candidate hypernym: flat-topped white aster: a variety of aster → 0