Term: wild-goose chase: the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable
Candidate hypernym: search: the examination of alternative hypotheses → 1
Candidate hypernym: hydrochoeridae: capybara → 0
Candidate hypernym: quiz: an examination consisting of a few short questions → 0
Candidate hypernym: flyweight: weighs no more than 115 pounds → 0
Candidate hypernym: petit bourgeois: lower middle class (shopkeepers and clerical staff etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: humaneness: the quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals) → 0
Candidate hypernym: obstacle race: a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles → 0
Candidate hypernym: latent hostility: feelings of hostility that are not manifest → 0
Candidate hypernym: label: a radioactive isotope that is used in a compound in order to trace the mechanism of a chemical reaction → 0
Candidate hypernym: octave: a feast day and the seven days following it → 0
Candidate hypernym: loft bombing: a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb → 0