Term: pencil: graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication
Candidate hypernym: substance: the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists → 1
Candidate hypernym: lounging pajama: pajamas worn while lounging → 0
Candidate hypernym: hydrant: a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks → 0
Candidate hypernym: colon: the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted → 0
Candidate hypernym: strait: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water → 0
Candidate hypernym: name: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase → 0
Candidate hypernym: wordsmith: a fluent and prolific writer → 0
Candidate hypernym: migrant shrike: a shrike of central North America; winters in Texas and the southern Mississippi valley → 0
Candidate hypernym: cuculiform bird: birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos) → 0
Candidate hypernym: certification: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on → 0
Candidate hypernym: characidae: tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America → 0