Term: scission: the act of dividing by cutting or splitting
Candidate hypernym: cut: the act of cutting something into parts → 1
Candidate hypernym: devise: (law) a gift of real property by will → 0
Candidate hypernym: cameo: engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring) → 0
Candidate hypernym: touch: the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands) → 0
Candidate hypernym: purine: a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances → 0
Candidate hypernym: banded stilt: web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings → 0
Candidate hypernym: telescopic sight: gunsight consisting of a telescope on a firearm for use as a sight → 0
Candidate hypernym: literary study: the humanistic study of literature → 0
Candidate hypernym: call-in: a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program → 0
Candidate hypernym: new mexican: a native or resident of New Mexico → 0
Candidate hypernym: paternity suit: a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined) → 0