Term: murphy's law: humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
Candidate hypernym: gnome: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth → 1
Candidate hypernym: pin: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things → 0
Candidate hypernym: q: the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet → 0
Candidate hypernym: mutilation: an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part → 0
Candidate hypernym: wig: British slang for a scolding → 0
Candidate hypernym: learner's dictionary: a dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language → 0
Candidate hypernym: boidae: boas and pythons → 0
Candidate hypernym: chessboard: a checkerboard used to play chess → 0
Candidate hypernym: auxiliary verb: a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with → 0
Candidate hypernym: proconsulship: the position of proconsul → 0
Candidate hypernym: imposter: a person who makes deceitful pretenses → 0