Term: defense: the justification for some act or belief
Candidate hypernym: justification: a statement in explanation of some action or belief → 1
Candidate hypernym: system: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior → 0
Candidate hypernym: sophism: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone → 0
Candidate hypernym: desktop: the top of a desk → 0
Candidate hypernym: screening: fabric of metal or plastic mesh → 0
Candidate hypernym: police dog: any dog trained to assist police especially in tracking → 0
Candidate hypernym: swimming hole: a small body of water (usually in a creek) that is deep enough to use for swimming → 0
Candidate hypernym: seniti: 100 seniti equal 1 pa'anga in Tonga → 0
Candidate hypernym: mammon: wealth regarded as an evil influence → 0
Candidate hypernym: alphabet: a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language → 0
Candidate hypernym: waldorf salad: typically made of apples and celery with nuts or raisins and dressed with mayonnaise → 0