Term: curling iron: a cylindrical metal home appliance that heats a lock of hair that has been curled around it
Candidate hypernym: home appliance: an appliance that does a particular job in the home → 1
Candidate hypernym: ethane: a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel → 0
Candidate hypernym: breakthrough: making an important discovery → 0
Candidate hypernym: candlemas: feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland → 0
Candidate hypernym: doctor of science: an honorary degree in science → 0
Candidate hypernym: copula: an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence → 0
Candidate hypernym: vertical bank: a bank so steep that the plane's lateral axis approaches the vertical → 0
Candidate hypernym: pleasure: a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience → 0
Candidate hypernym: nymphomania: abnormally intense sexual desire in women → 0
Candidate hypernym: jonathan: red late-ripening apple; primarily eaten raw → 0
Candidate hypernym: kit: gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose → 0