Term: heuristic: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
Candidate hypernym: rule: (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems → 1
Candidate hypernym: alpha: the beginning of a series or sequence; --Revelations → 0
Candidate hypernym: peziza domicilina: a discomycetous fungus of the genus Peziza; the fragile fruiting body is a ghostly white but stains yellow when broken; favors strongly alkaline habitats → 0
Candidate hypernym: carangid fish: a percoid fish of the family Carangidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: oblivion: the state of being disregarded or forgotten → 0
Candidate hypernym: plumbago: any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago → 0
Candidate hypernym: duct: a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls → 0
Candidate hypernym: evening: the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way → 0
Candidate hypernym: button: any of various plant parts that resemble buttons → 0
Candidate hypernym: pitchfork: a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay → 0
Candidate hypernym: female genitalia: external female sex organs → 0